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• The Morning After: Audi unveiled the e-tron GT with all-wheel steering
• SpaceX opens Starlink satellite internet pre-orders to the public
• Riot Games CEO sued for sexual harassment by former assistant
• Samsung's flagship S21 series phones are up to $200 off on Amazon
• Google News Showcase launches in more countries, including the UK and Argentina
• Twitter says it won't block activists, journalists and politicians in India
• Scientists prove that deepfake detectors can be duped
• Facebook takes down fake accounts in Uganda and Palestine
• Apple will replace 2016/2017 MacBook Pro batteries that refuse to charge
• What's on TV this week: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and 'Clarice'
• Hyundai's TIGER 'ultimate mobility vehicle' concept is the size of a housecat
• NASA taps SpaceX to bring its Gateway station to the Moon
• Twitter's pandemic growth is slowing down
• Disney is closing the CG studio behind ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Ferdinand’
• Instagram will no longer promote recycled TikToks on its TikTok clone
• Apple fixes a bug that prevented some older MacBook Pros from charging
• Toyota is developing autonomous taxis with help from Aurora
• This is how Stadia lost one of its most anticipated indie games
• iHeartRadio is making a dozen 3D audio podcasts this year
• Circuit Rhythm is Novation's stab at a lofi hip hop machine
• Audi anoints the e-tron GT as its luxuriously geeky flagship EV
• James Cameron's new Nat Geo show will explore the mysteries of the ocean
• E3 will return in 2021, likely as an all-digital event
• Weber brings wireless smarts to its gas grills
• Arturia's software synths are 50 percent off until February 25th

The Morning After: Audi unveiled the e-tron GT with all-wheel steering Posted: 10 Feb 2021 04:35 AM PST When are things getting back to normal? When are we going back to school, the office, going on vacation or booking travel and hotels for E3? Those all-important questions. The world's biggest gaming show, having had to cancel last year, continues to...

SpaceX opens Starlink satellite internet pre-orders to the public Posted: 10 Feb 2021 04:14 AM PST SpaceX's Starlink is taking another small step towards expanding its public beta test by opening up pre-orders to budding customers. Whereas previously you could register your interest for the chance to sign up to the satellite internet service, ente...

Riot Games CEO sued for sexual harassment by former assistant Posted: 10 Feb 2021 03:55 AM PST Riot Games and its CEO, Nicolo Laurent, are facing a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the executive's former assistant. Vice has obtained a copy of the complaint, wherein the plaintiff (Sharon O'Donnell) accuses Laurent of behaving inappropriately...

Samsung's flagship S21 series phones are up to $200 off on Amazon Posted: 10 Feb 2021 03:20 AM PST We called Samsung's Galaxy S21 "the best Android phone for the money" thanks to the attractive new design, brilliant display and versatile cameras. The lower prices help a lot too, but $800 for the base model is still a lot for most folks. Now, Amazo...

Google News Showcase launches in more countries, including the UK and Argentina Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:35 AM PST Google News Showcase is starting to roll out to more countries worldwide, including the UK and Argentina, on the heels of its Australian launch last week. The digital news digest includes free and paywalled articles from more than 120 UK and 40 Argen...

Twitter says it won't block activists, journalists and politicians in India Posted: 10 Feb 2021 01:26 AM PST Twitter has said in a blog post that it won't block the accounts of politicians, journalists and activists in India, despite being ordered to do so by the Modi government. "We have not taken any action on accounts that consist of news media entities,...

Scientists prove that deepfake detectors can be duped Posted: 10 Feb 2021 12:36 AM PST Universities, organizations and tech giants, such as Microsoft and Facebook, have been working on tools that can detect deepfakes in an effort to prevent their use for the spread of malicious media and misinformation. Deepfake detectors, however, can...

Facebook takes down fake accounts in Uganda and Palestine Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:00 PM PST Facebook has removed another batch of fake accounts it says were trying to manipulate its platform and influence elections. The company published its latest report on "coordinated inauthentic behavior," which identified two networks in Uganda and Pal...

Apple will replace 2016/2017 MacBook Pro batteries that refuse to charge Posted: 09 Feb 2021 08:58 PM PST If your MacBook Pro refuses to hold charge past 1 percent, you may be able to get its battery replaced for free. Apple has launched a battery replacement program for 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro models experiencing the issue. The tech giant has just rol...

What's on TV this week: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and 'Clarice' Posted: 09 Feb 2021 08:24 PM PST This week HBO Max is premiering another movie from the 2021 Warner Bros. slate with Judas and the Black Messiah, starring Daniel Kaluyya and Lakieth Stanfield. Meanwhile, Netflix presents the third and final movie in its To All The Boys trilogy, Alwa...

Hyundai's TIGER 'ultimate mobility vehicle' concept is the size of a housecat Posted: 09 Feb 2021 03:30 PM PST The public got its first glimpse of Hyundai's Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) concept, the Elevate, at CES 2019. The attending crowds were presented with scenes of disaster, destruction and desolation as the car-sized robot with wheels for feet at th...

NASA taps SpaceX to bring its Gateway station to the Moon Posted: 09 Feb 2021 03:11 PM PST When the first two segments of NASA's Gateway station make their way to the Moon sometime in 2024, they'll be carried into space by a Falcon Heavy rocket. The $331.8 million agreement, which the agency announced on Tuesday, is the second launch contr...

Twitter's pandemic growth is slowing down Posted: 09 Feb 2021 02:42 PM PST After a year when the coronavirus pandemic and US presidential election helped boost Twitter's user base to new heights, the company is now warning that things will likely slow down in 2021. The company reported 192 million monetizable daily active u...

Disney is closing the CG studio behind ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Ferdinand’ Posted: 09 Feb 2021 01:24 PM PST Disney is closing Blue Sky Studios. Under Fox, the CG animation studio produced 13 films, including the Ice Age franchise, The Peanuts Movie and most recently Spies in Disguise with Tom Holland and Will Smith. Deadline was first to report the news of...

Instagram will no longer promote recycled TikToks on its TikTok clone Posted: 09 Feb 2021 12:05 PM PST In its latest set of best practices for Reels, Instagram is urging users not to repost videos from elsewhere — essentially telling its community not to recycle videos from TikTok. If you do share videos that you rip from TikTok, your followers will s...

Apple fixes a bug that prevented some older MacBook Pros from charging Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:47 AM PST One week after pushing macOS 11.2 to the public, Apple has released 11.2.1. Spotted by Apple Insider, the update includes a single change, but it's an important one if you own an older MacBook Pro. Some people with 2016 and 2017 models recently found...

Toyota is developing autonomous taxis with help from Aurora Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:15 AM PST A mere two months after acquiring Uber's self-driving car unit (and a $400 million investment from the company), autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is partnering with the world's largest automaker. On Tuesday, the company announced a partnership with...

This is how Stadia lost one of its most anticipated indie games Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:00 AM PST Here's how it went down in public: Terraria co-creator and Re-Logic CEO Andrew Spinks published a Twitter thread early Monday morning accusing Google of suddenly, unjustifiably suspending his studio's YouTube, Gmail, Drive and Play accounts. He said...

iHeartRadio is making a dozen 3D audio podcasts this year Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:51 AM PST Podcasts are about to become much more immersive if iHeartMedia has its way. Following the success of last year's 13 Days of Halloween, iHeartRadio's parent company plans to produce more 3D audio (or binaural) shows. It's working with Blumhouse Telev...

Circuit Rhythm is Novation's stab at a lofi hip hop machine Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:37 AM PST Novation just released the Circuit Tracks, an update to its portable and affordable all-in-one electronic music production station. But, it also quietly snuck out the announcement of Circuit Rhythm, an almost identical looking groovebox built around...

Audi anoints the e-tron GT as its luxuriously geeky flagship EV Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:15 AM PST It's been two years since the first fully-electric Audi e-tron made its debut in SUV form. It has since been joined by a Sportback variant and, come later this summer, by a pair of all-wheel drive, four-wheel steer Grand Touring models -- the 637 HP...

James Cameron's new Nat Geo show will explore the mysteries of the ocean Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:00 AM PST While hard at working on several upcoming Avatar films, director James Cameron is still pushing for a deeper understanding of Earth's underwater environment. National Geographic announced today that he'll be executive producing a new series for the n...

E3 will return in 2021, likely as an all-digital event Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:49 AM PST The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the organization that puts together E3 every year, is reportedly planning for a digital-only event this summer. According to documents obtained by VGC (via Polygon), E3 2021 will likely consist of three d...

Weber brings wireless smarts to its gas grills Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:12 AM PST Weber has built smart features into several upcoming gas grills. The Genesis EX-315, EX-335 and SX-335 and the Spirit SX-315 incorporate the Weber Connect platform, which aims to make grilling easy. Until now, the platform has only been available on...

Arturia's software synths are 50 percent off until February 25th Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:00 AM PST If you missed Arturia's Black Friday sale, you now have another chance to get most of its software at a bargain, with the company discounting its softsynths, effects and sound banks by 50 percent until February 25th. As with almost every Arturia sale...

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