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Bloodhound needs another new owner to break the land speed record

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 03:22 AM PST

Here we go again. The team behind Bloodhound, a British car designed to beat the the world land speed record, is looking for a new benefactor. The current owner, Ian Warhurst, saved the project from financial ruin in December 2018. In a press release...

Formula One champion Jenson Button will compete in Extreme E

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 01:31 AM PST

Former Formula One champion Jenson Button is joining Extreme E. The 41-year-old has launched his own team, called JBXE, and will compete as one of two drivers. He joins a large roster of recognizable names from the motorsport world. Lewis Hamilton, t...

Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 01:31 AM PST

Google will convert some of its facilities into COVID-19 vaccination sites starting in New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Kirkland, Washington. Partnering with One Medical and public health authorities, it will open "buildings...

Apple's Time to Walk feature will offer inspiring stories to Fitness+ subscribers

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 12:10 AM PST

Apple could soon launch a podcast-like feature called "Time to Walk" for Fitness+ subscribers and Watch owners, according to MacRumors. The feature, which popped up in the watchOS 7.3 release candidate beta, is described in the release notes as "an a...

Netflix delivers 'studio-quality' sound upgrade for Android viewers

Posted: 24 Jan 2021 02:14 PM PST

Don't be surprised if Netflix sounds nicer the next time you marathon a show on your Android phone. Netflix has upgraded its Android app to stream audio in xHE-AAC (Extended HE-AAC with MPEG-D DRC; yes, it's a mouthful), promising "studio-quality" so...

Google mobile search redesign focuses on results, not frills

Posted: 24 Jan 2021 01:31 PM PST

You might soon have an easier time searching the web from your phone. Google is rolling out a visual redesign of mobile search that should help you focus on the results rather than... well, everything surrounding them. Results pages now run edge-to-e...

Apple warns against putting an iPhone 12 too close to your pacemaker

Posted: 24 Jan 2021 11:45 AM PST

You probably don't need someone to tell you that magnets and life-saving medical devices don't mix, but Apple wants to make that patently clear. MacRumors has learned that Apple recently updated a support document to warn against keeping the iPhone 1...

Sony may resurrect the Xperia Compact line for small phone fans

Posted: 24 Jan 2021 11:00 AM PST

Did you see the iPhone 12 mini and wish there were an Android equivalent to that small-yet-mighty design? You might get your wish. Well-known tipster OnLeaks has shared what he says are images and early details of the Xperia Compact, Sony's revival o...

Uber cuts 15 percent of Postmates' workforce

Posted: 24 Jan 2021 09:46 AM PST

Now that Uber owns Postmates, it's apparently ready to cut workers it believes are superfluous. Uber has confirmed to the New York Times that it's laying off about 185 people at Postmates, or about 15 percent of the delivery company's staff. Most of...

SpaceX launches a record 143 satellites into orbit

Posted: 24 Jan 2021 07:20 AM PST

After a slight delay, SpaceX has smashed a record for sending spacecraft into orbit. The company successfully launched its Transporter-1 mission carrying an unprecedented 143 satellites, including 133 commercial and government customer vehicles and 1...
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