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GameStop’s stock surge has calmed down — so why are investors buying its shares again?
GameStop shares have gone soaring again. The Texan computer games retail chain at the heart of the stock market drama…
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Google is boosting AR performance on Android phones with dual cameras
Google is updating its augmented reality SDK so that phones with dual cameras can capture better depth information. As noted…
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How to stream Spotify at the best possible quality
I recently wrote that you shouldn’t have huge expectations about sound quality improvements when upgrading from Spotify Premium to the…
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Rudy Giuliani just lost his YouTube privileges for two weeks
YouTube has suspended Rudy Giuliani’s YouTube channel for the second time this year for making false claims of fraud in…
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Clue gets FDA clearance for digital birth control
Clue, best known for its period tracking app, announced that it received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for…
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Roku’s advertising ambitions just got even bigger with new Nielsen deal
Roku, one of the most popular streaming platforms in US homes, is acquiring Nielsen’s video advertisement business as it tries…
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Grimes sold $6 million worth of digital art as NFTs
Grimes is the latest artist to get in on the NFT gold rush, selling around $6 million worth of digital…
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If We Draw Graphs Like This, We Can Change Computers Forever
Jacob Holm was flipping through proofs from an October 2019 research paper he and colleague Eva Rotenberg—an associate professor in…
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San Diego Comic-Con, E3, and Anime Expo cancel geek gatherings for the second year in a row
San Diego Comic-Con has just announced this year’s show will not go on, at least not in person. For the…
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Google’s latest Pixel feature drop includes an underwater photo mode
Over the past couple of years, Google has doubled down on the Pixel line’s promise of being software first —…
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Amazon shaves app icon mustache that raised eyebrows
Amazon has quietly rolled out a slight update to its new app icon that it debuted back in January, which…
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This AI-generated Daft Punk video is the perfect tribute to the electro pioneers
A computer artist has created a fittingly futuristic homage to Daft Punk, following the iconic duo’s announcement last week that…
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Minneapolis will no longer use influencers to cover first George Floyd murder trial
The Minneapolis City Council has walked back a plan approved last week that would have paid influencers to share city-approved…
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Medium union effort stalls, falling one vote short of majority
The Medium Workers Union is pausing organizing efforts after it failed to win a simple majority of support in an…
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The Carbon Nanotube Aircraft That Will Take Us to the Edge of Space
Mohsen Azadi, University of Pennsylvania Carbon nanotube-powered microfliers could carry science into the mesosphere. The high-up mesosphere is too thin…
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Rocket Lab unveils bigger rocket and plans to go public via SPAC
Small launch firm Rocket Lab announced plans on Monday to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition…
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How Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine could narrow equity gaps
All three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States will help save lives and reduce hospitalizations. But the newly authorized…
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Discovery Plus is the perfect background noise streaming service
The word discovery implies there’s something new to find, but I’ve spent the past few weeks steadily making my way…
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Google Workspace picks up new features designed for remote work
Google is adding a smattering of new features to Google Workspace today, including new tools for categorizing your focus time…
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Gab blames reported hack of 40 million posts on “demon hackers”
Right-wing social media website Gab has reportedly been hacked, and CEO Andrew Torba said on Twitter that “demon hackers” were…
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Volkswagen ID 4 review: electric chill
Once upon a time, affordable electric compact SUVs were very hard to come by. There were plenty of cheap electric…
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Swappable batteries: Will motorbikes succeed where electric cars failed?
Good news two-wheeled friends! A group of key motorbike makers are coming together to define industry standards for swappable batteries.…
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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 review: premium in the right ways
I’ll spare you the suspense: the battery life is good. It’s not incredible. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is far…
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How to score a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
One of the most frustrating tasks for many of us these days is finding how and where to get an…
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Goodbye, VPNs. Hello, decentralized private networks with the innovative Deeper Connect Nano
TLDR: The Deeper Connect Nano goes beyond VPNs, creating your own fully protected web connection for all your home devices…
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OnePlus teases “moonshot” announcement for March 8th
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau is teasing a “moonshot” announcement on March 8th, when the company expected to reveal details about…
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How Twitter’s battle with India is boosting its local rival, Koo
When Twitter banned former US President Donald Trump from its platform, a number of his supporters flocked to Parler, a…
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My PS5 is now matte black thanks to Dbrand’s Darkplates
Maybe you like the PlayStation 5’s distinctive white-and-black look. Maybe you don’t. Maybe you’d settle for a Zune-brown and orange…
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Polaris teases an all-electric Ranger, first in its collaboration with Zero Motorcycles
The first electric power sports vehicle to emerge from the new collaboration between Polaris and Zero Motorcycles will be a…
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Apple may release a 1TB iPhone — here’s some juicy MATH on it
Get into your galoshes because we’re about to wade into the rumor marshes and then stomp through the maths swamp.…
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SMS marketing doesn’t have to be invasive — 3 reasons why your business should use it
“Sending text messages to your customers? That sounds invasive…” I was a skeptic at first when the idea was mentioned…
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Stunning new image of Venus reveals nightglow on the planet’s edge
The Parker Solar Probe, designed for detailed study of the Sun, has another advantage — it is able to examine…
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How to always join a Zoom call on mute
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your…
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2021 Golden Globes: Netflix dominates the night, Nomadland takes top honor
In a year of ongoing movie delays and stalled television productions, it’s no surprise that this year’s Golden Globes winners…
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Minneapolis hiring social media influencers for former police officers’ trials
Minneapolis is hiring social media influencers to share “city-generated and approved messages” during the trials of four former city police…
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New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life
An AI-powered service called Deep Nostalgia that animates still photos has become the main character on Twitter this fine Sunday,…
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Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery
Despite its relentless promotion of 5G phones and the fact that it spent more than $45 billion bidding on a…
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How to Turn Your Shed Into a Home Office
. POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master…
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Most ads you see are chosen by a reinforcement learning model — here’s how it works
Every day, digital advertisement agencies serve billions of ads on news websites, search engines, social media networks, video streaming websites,…
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Disinformation experts aren’t happy about the trailer for HBO’s QAnon series
The teaser video for Q: Into the Storm, an upcoming documentary series from HBO about the QAnon conspiracy movement has…
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TrueMail can make sure all of your business emails reach your most engaged customers
TLDR: TrueMail Bulk Email Verifier checks to make sure all the email addresses on your customer’s lists are accurate and…
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FDA authorizes one-dose COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which only needs one dose and can…
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So you want to start reading comics?
WandaVision’s first season is just about to end, but Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Loki, Justice League, Suicide…
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10 Low-Calorie Beers That Are High In Deliciousness
Justin SullivanGetty Images A decade or so ago, the “light beer” world was about as exciting as the world of…
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The UI and UX work together in this nine-course training package to make you a web design pro
Credit: Faizur Rehman/Unsplash TLDR: From creating brilliant user interfaces to understanding user experience needs, The Complete Become a UI/UX Designer…
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Vaccine centers embrace stickers and selfie stations
The best picture I’ve seen this week was a selfie from my father-in-law who just got his first dose of…
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Hey millennials, stop ruining emoji for Gen Z
When I saw the news that Apple would be releasing 217 new emojis into the world, I did what I…
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This tiny particle accelerator fits in a large room — making it much more practical than CERN’s
In 2010, when scientists were preparing to smash the first particles together within the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), sections of…
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Can auditing eliminate bias from algorithms?
For more than a decade, journalists and researchers have been writing about the dangers of relying on algorithms to make…
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Here are this week’s best gadget deals all in one place
This week’s batch of deals runs the gamut of gadgets and games. Whether you’re a music fan who’s looking to…
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