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CPSC warning highlights fire risk of loose 18650 lithium-ion batteries

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:16 PM PST

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning customers against purchasing loose lithium-ion battery cells that can be used for vapes, flashlights and other small devices. In particular, the CPSC has issued a warning for 18650 cells, which are sl...

This gesture-sensing band could make the Apple Watch more accessible

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 08:14 PM PST

We often think of touchscreen displays as one of the more accessible ways to interact with our gadgets. But a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities, including conditions like ALS, can make even using a touchscreen nearly impossible. Enter a...

Donald Trump is trying (and failing) to get around Twitter's ban

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 06:47 PM PST

Only a few hours after Twitter announced a ban on President Donald Trump's @realdonaldtrump account, he has attempted to tweet from at least two other accounts under his control. Tweets posted to the official @POTUS account were swiftly deleted, and...

Apple and Google crack down on Parler after violent threats

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 04:05 PM PST

Apple and Google have told the "free speech" social media app Parler that it must begin moderating its users content, following violence at the US Capitol this week. The app — a Twitter alternative popular among Donald Trump supporters and the far-ri...

Donald Trump has been kicked off of Twitter

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 03:25 PM PST

A few days ago, after Twitter temporarily suspended Donald Trump's account, the company said that any further breaches of its terms could result in suspension. As detailed in a blog post, Twitter decided that some of the president's tweets posted tod...

SolarWinds brings in a former federal cybersecurity chief as a consultant

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 03:02 PM PST

As the fallout of the SolarWinds hack rumbles on, the embattled company has hired a security consultancy co-founded by Christopher Krebs, a former federal cybersecurity chief. Krebs led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a division...

Twitter cuts off QAnon conspiracy accounts as employees push to ban Trump

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 02:35 PM PST

In July a "strong" enforcement action by Twitter banned several thousand accounts linked to the false conspiracy theory QAnon, however many of its most prominent backers remained on the platform. Today, NBC News reports that several people — who have...

GM modernizes its logo to highlight its EV-centric future

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 01:06 PM PST

As GM focuses more heavily on electric vehicles, the company is modernizing its classic logo. For over 50 years, the automaker had used underlined all-caps white lettering on a blue square. The latest emblem switches things up with a lowercase "gm" o...

What to expect from an online-only CES 2021

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 01:00 PM PST

Despite a global pandemic, the annual Consumer Electronics Show must go on. Well, virtually anyway. CES 2021 will officially take place from January 11th to 14th, but it'll look very different this year. Instead of filling a giant convention center w...

Twitch will refresh the PogChamp emote image every 24 hours

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 11:52 AM PST

A couple of days after Twitch yanked one of its oldest and most popular emotes, PogChamp is back with a twist. For the foreseeable future, Twitch will change the image every 24 hours. Soon after PogChamp vanished from the platform, Sean "Day9" Plott,...

Sony reveals full details on its upcoming 360 Reality Audio speakers

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 11:39 AM PST

Earlier today, Sony announced plans to expand its 360 Reality Audio platform. The key updates were a two-fold approach for expanding the limited content library, licensing tech to other companies and — most importantly — news that it would ship its o...

NHTSA says users are to blame for reports of Teslas suddenly accelerating

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 11:10 AM PST

Following a nearly year-long investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says Tesla vehicles don't have a design flaw that makes them prone to sudden and unintended acceleration. The federal agency began looking into the...

Disney's decommissioned '20,000 Leagues' ride gets a second life in VR

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:57 AM PST

Disney's classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride closed 27 years ago, but that won't preclude you from hopping aboard. Polygon notes that Defunctland, Kevin Perjurer's unofficial theme park preservation project, has recreated the 20,000 Leagues att...

Reddit bans 'r/donaldtrump' subreddit for 'repeated policy violations'

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:45 AM PST

Reddit has banned the r/DonaldTrump subreddit. While not directly affiliated with Trump or his campaign, the group is one of the largest communities dedicated to the president. Axios was the first to report on the news. Like Facebook and Twitter did...

Drone Racing League embraces sports betting in partnership with DraftKings

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:42 AM PST

Since the dawn of the drone era, enterprising pilots and enthusiasts have found ways to make money off their passion for flying. Thanks to a new partnership between the Drone Racing League and DraftKings, though, gamblers can now make money off of ot...

'WandaVision' will debut with two episodes on Disney+

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:32 AM PST

WandaVision, Marvel Studios' first live-action Disney+ series, will have a special two-episode premiere. In a press release first spotted by ComicBook, Disney said the first two episodes of the series will air together on January 15th. After that, th...

The day Facebook and Twitter's rules finally applied to Donald Trump

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:30 AM PST

UPDATE 1/8 7:10pm ET: Twitter has permanently banned Donald Trump due to "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."

ArcX's wearable joystick is a Bluetooth remote for your phone

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:21 AM PST

If you're running, the last thing you want to do is break your stride to fiddle with your phone or watch for whatever reason. Answering calls, changing tracks, marking lap times, all of it distracts you from the pursuit of a better time when you're s...

'Dracula' and six other horror classics will stream for free on YouTube

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:10 AM PST

You'll soon have another good reason to fire up YouTube if you're a movie buff revisiting some old favorites. NME and Android Police report that Universal Pictures is making seven classic horror movies available for free on its "Fear: The Home of Hor...

The best deals we found this week: $30 off Crucial's MX500 SSD and more

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:00 AM PST

Now that the holidays have come and gone, most of us are attempting to get back into the swing of a regular working schedule. Along with that have come a few solid tech deals — one of our favorite Crucial internal SSDs hit a new record low price, whi...

The Jeep Wrangler 4xe will be on display in AR during CES

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 08:11 AM PST

Normally, one of the highlights of any tradeshow, particularly those with an automotive angle, is seeing the products that are announced at that event in person. But with CES an online-only affair this year due to the pandemic, brands have had to get...

The latest iPad Air returns to a record-low price of $559 on Amazon

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 07:54 AM PST

A few models of the new iPad Air are on sale at Amazon right now. You can get the WiFi, 64GB versions in sky blue, rose gold or silver for $559, which is $40 off their normal price and the lowest we've seen them. It's the first time in a while that m...

Microsoft Teams 'Dynamic View' makes watching presentations easier

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 07:44 AM PST

Unsurprisingly, Microsoft has been releasing a steady stream of improvements to Teams, the company's de-factor Slack competitor. As noticed by The Verge, the company gave a quick preview of a feature called "Dynamic View" that should make video calls...

JLab Audio's open-ear speakers clip onto glasses you already have

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 07:29 AM PST

In recent years, Bose and Amazon have both released eyewear products with built-in speakers. JLab Audio is taking a slightly different approach. With JBuds Frames, you can attach a pair of two true wireless open-ear speakers to the temples of any eye...

Roku confirms it's buying Quibi's shows

Posted: 08 Jan 2021 07:15 AM PST

The rumors were true: Roku is buying Quibi's shows. The media platform maker has bought Quibi's content distribution business, giving it access to Chrissy's Court, The Golden Arm and other shows for the now defunct service. The short-form shows will...
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