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• Samsung Display to make 90Hz OLED screens for laptops
• Google agrees to pay French publishers for news previews
• Firefox extensions are now easier to install on Android devices
• 'Hitman 3' players run into launch day server problems
• Poly Effects fully merges Digit and Beebo into one super pedal
• Google Calendar's desktop site can work offline again, in some cases
• The US will rejoin the Paris climate change agreement
• TikTok's new Q&A feature makes it easier for creators to respond to fans
• New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders
• Google is investigating an AI researcher over the handling of sensitive data
• Amazon offers to help the incoming Biden admin with COVID response
• August's WiFi smart lock hits all-time low of $183 at Amazon
• Polyend Tracker review: A powerful but confounding groovebox
• Moog app brings the classic Model 15 modular synth to the Mac
• Airbnb has been quietly using social media to root out and ban extremists
• Opera now has a game engine to go with its gamer-focused browser
• Facebook improves AI photo descriptions for the visually impaired
• NVIDIA Shield TV now supports PS5 and Xbox Series X/S controllers
• EU fines Valve and major game publishers for geo-blocking titles
• Amazon knocks $80 off Apple's MacBook Pro M1
• Federal court strikes down Trump's coal-friendly EPA climate rules
• How to watch Biden’s inaugural 'Parade Across America'
• South Korea's biggest web company acquires Wattpad for $600 million
• The Morning After: LG might get out of the smartphone business
• Porsche brings its cheaper rear-wheel-drive Taycan to the US

Samsung Display to make 90Hz OLED screens for laptops Posted: 21 Jan 2021 02:55 AM PST What would you prefer in your next gaming laptop? An OLED panel with excellent contrast and deep black levels, or a different display technology that can surpass 60Hz? Well, soon you won't have to choose. Samsung Display has announced plans to manufa...

Google agrees to pay French publishers for news previews Posted: 21 Jan 2021 02:02 AM PST Google has signed a deal with publishers in France to pay for content used for preview snippets in its news section, Reuters has reported. French regulators forced it to start negotiations with publishers last year following a contentious battle that...

Firefox extensions are now easier to install on Android devices Posted: 21 Jan 2021 12:33 AM PST Mozilla has simplified the process of finding and installing add-ons for Firefox on Android. With the launch of Firefox 85 for the mobile OS, you'll be able to install extensions straight from the addons.mozilla.org page. At the moment, you have to g...

'Hitman 3' players run into launch day server problems Posted: 20 Jan 2021 09:54 PM PST IO Interactive released Hitman 3 yesterday, and while it was supposed to be a triumphant close to a story arc that began with the 2016 Hitman game, players have been tripped up by server issues. In order to continue progress from the first two games,...

Poly Effects fully merges Digit and Beebo into one super pedal Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:39 PM PST The Poly Effects Digit and Beebo are two of the more interesting guitar pedals to come out in the last few years. They feature large touchscreens and incredible depth for designing your own effects and instruments. They're basically virtual modular s...

Google Calendar's desktop site can work offline again, in some cases Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:50 PM PST If you occasionally need access to your calendar when you're not connected to the internet, then Google Calendar's web interface is getting a bit more useful. When Google rolled out a new UI for the app in 2018, that meant removing the ability to acc...

The US will rejoin the Paris climate change agreement Posted: 20 Jan 2021 02:53 PM PST With the third executive order of his new administration, President Joe Biden said the US will rejoin the Paris Agreement. Initially finalized in 2015, the climate change accord saw 143 countries, including the US, agree to limit global temperature i...

TikTok's new Q&A feature makes it easier for creators to respond to fans Posted: 20 Jan 2021 02:11 PM PST TikTok has started a new feature that makes it easier for some of its most popular creators to host Q&A sessions with their fans. The feature was first spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, who shared images of it to their Twitter acco...

New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders Posted: 20 Jan 2021 12:50 PM PST With Joe Biden now the 46th president of the United States, the official White House website has gone live with an eye-catching new design. It's fully responsive and even comes with a snazzy dark mode to match. And like all good websites, it also com...

Google is investigating an AI researcher over the handling of sensitive data Posted: 20 Jan 2021 12:48 PM PST Google is investigating an artificial intelligence researcher after it detected that "an account had exfiltrated thousands of files" and shared them externally. Margaret Mitchell, a co-lead of the Ethical AI unit, has been locked out of Google's corp...

Amazon offers to help the incoming Biden admin with COVID response Posted: 20 Jan 2021 12:27 PM PST Fast on the heels of now-President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday morning, Amazon Consumer CEO Dave Clark sent a letter on behalf of his employer to the incoming administration pledging its help with Federal government's ongoing COVID pandemic...

August's WiFi smart lock hits all-time low of $183 at Amazon Posted: 20 Jan 2021 11:17 AM PST August's 4th-generation WiFi smart lock is one of its best yet, and now you can get it at a more affordable price. Amazon has discounted the silver model to $183.49, down from its usual $250 price. The black version is also on sale, but is only $14.6...

Polyend Tracker review: A powerful but confounding groovebox Posted: 20 Jan 2021 09:01 AM PST I've been sitting on this review for a long time.That's partially because the Polyend Tracker wasn't ready for the masses until recently. But also, frankly, I wasn't entirely sure what to make of it.

Moog app brings the classic Model 15 modular synth to the Mac Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:30 AM PST You won't have to fire up a mobile device (or spend a fortune on the real thing) to use Moog's Model 15 for music creation. The company has updated its Model 15 app to introduce support for Mac users running Big Sur, bringing the modular synthesizer...

Airbnb has been quietly using social media to root out and ban extremists Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:16 AM PST Airbnb has canceled all bookings in Washington DC this week in an attempt to prevent people from traveling there for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in the wake of the January 6th US Capitol riot. The company is also said it is attempting to...

Opera now has a game engine to go with its gamer-focused browser Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:00 AM PST It's not often that a browser company acquires a game development platform. But that's exactly what Opera has done with YoYo Games, a British team best known for GameMaker Studio 2. The latter is a hugely popular platform for novice game developers w...

Facebook improves AI photo descriptions for the visually impaired Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:40 AM PST Facebook has long been using AI to describe photos for the visually impaired, but it's stepping up its efforts in 2021. The social media giant has detailed a new version of automatic alternative text (AAT) that promises much more information.Instead...

NVIDIA Shield TV now supports PS5 and Xbox Series X/S controllers Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:30 AM PST NVIDIA's Shield TV, the company's powerful set-top box, can now pair with the Xbox Series X and S gamepads, as well as the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller. The long awaited feature arrives as part of the Shield 8.2.2 software update, which also...

EU fines Valve and major game publishers for geo-blocking titles Posted: 20 Jan 2021 06:30 AM PST Nearly two years after filing charges, the European Union is demanding remedies from Valve and other publishers for geo-blocking games. The European Commission has fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and Bethesda owner ZeniMax a...

Amazon knocks $80 off Apple's MacBook Pro M1 Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:55 AM PST If you've been itching to upgrade your MacBook but want something a bit more powerful than even the latest MacBook Air M1, you're in luck. Amazon has a deal on the MacBook Pro M1 with 256GB of storage right now, knocking $80 off the original price an...

Federal court strikes down Trump's coal-friendly EPA climate rules Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:41 AM PST A federal appeals court has struck down the Trump administration's plan to relax restrictions on power plant greenhouse emissions. A US court of appeals said that the plan approved by the EPA in 2019 was a "mistaken reading of the Clean Air Act," and...

How to watch Biden’s inaugural 'Parade Across America' Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:20 AM PST Instead of a traditional march through Washington DC, today's presidential inauguration will include a virtual one. Dubbed the "Parade Across America," the event will feature performances from the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, Nile Rodgers and the N...

South Korea's biggest web company acquires Wattpad for $600 million Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:05 AM PST Webtoon and Wattpad may soon be inextricably linked. Naver, the South Korean internet giant behind the Webtoon digital comics platform, will acquire Wattpad for a deal worth US$600 million in cash and stocks. The two websites will have a "connected e...

The Morning After: LG might get out of the smartphone business Posted: 20 Jan 2021 04:29 AM PST In the US, today is Inauguration Day, and as Joe Biden took the oath as our 46th president, it's worth taking a look back at the discussions four years ago. Back then, the "most tech-savvy" president exited as all eyes turned to Donald Trump trading...

Porsche brings its cheaper rear-wheel-drive Taycan to the US Posted: 20 Jan 2021 04:10 AM PST Porsche has introduced a Taycan model that won't make such large a dent on your bank account. As Autoblog reports, the latest version — simply called Taycan — starts at $81,250, including a $1,350 destination fee, That's roughly $24,000 less than the...

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