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• Rode’s Vlogger Kit might just find its way into my podcast toolbox
• The Morning After: There's a new Game Boy horror title you should try
• Jay Z and Jack Dorsey launch a Bitcoin development fund
• Walmart's Nest Audio bundle offers two smart speakers at 15 percent off
• NVIDIA brings back the GTX 1050 Ti to mitigate the global GPU shortage
• LG begins selling its latest Gram laptops in the US
• Chrome for iOS test locks Incognito tabs behind Touch or Face ID
• Polestar will cease production of its first and last hybrid this year
• Facebook is limiting Myanmar military's reach on its platform
• Stardew Valley's couch co-op update rolls out on Switch, Xbox and PlayStation
• Kingdom Hearts makes its PC debut on March 30th via the Epic Games Store
• Steam’s Lunar New Year sale is live with discounts on ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ and more
• All of Disney's streaming services are booming
• Jack Black will play Claptrap in the Borderlands movie
• Twitter expands government account labels to more countries
• Canon's photo culling app uses AI to help you pick your best shots
• CD Projekt Red hackers reportedly sold the 'Cyberpunk 2077' source code
• Apple's first big AR content project is a 'For All Mankind' tie-in
• Google unwittingly allowed advertisers to discriminate against nonbinary people
• Joe Biden will tackle global chip shortage with executive order
• Apple’s AirPods Pro fall to $180 at Amazon
• Facebook is getting better at taking down bullies
• Pokémon will hold a virtual concert with Post Malone on February 27th
• Controversial war game 'Six Days in Fallujah' questionably revived 12 years later
• The future of diamonds is in recaptured CO2 pollution

Rode’s Vlogger Kit might just find its way into my podcast toolbox Posted: 12 Feb 2021 05:00 AM PST This last year or so, you might have found yourself with a little more time on your hands. What better motivation to start that fitness vlog (or self-isolation misery diary)? Of course, your phone already has everything you need to get going, but it'...

The Morning After: There's a new Game Boy horror title you should try Posted: 12 Feb 2021 04:42 AM PST Nintendo's latest console might be crushing it, but its oldest portable console, the Game Boy, is still getting new games. And I mean new physical game cartridges. Deadeus is the latest homebrew title to launch both as a download for emulators and on...

Jay Z and Jack Dorsey launch a Bitcoin development fund Posted: 12 Feb 2021 04:39 AM PST Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has teamed up with rapper and Tidal chief Jay Z on a new endowment to fund Bitcoin development starting in Africa and India, Dorsey tweeted. They're launching the project, called ₿trust, with an injection of 500 Bit...

Walmart's Nest Audio bundle offers two smart speakers at 15 percent off Posted: 12 Feb 2021 04:10 AM PST Google tossed price-conscious streaming music fans a tempting new smart speaker late last year with the release of the Nest Audio. In a crowded market, the slight speaker stood tall thanks to its decent audio quality and $100 price tag, which saw it...

NVIDIA brings back the GTX 1050 Ti to mitigate the global GPU shortage Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:35 AM PST When NVIDIA launched the GTX 1050 Ti in October of 2016, Obama was still president and Samsung's fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 was the biggest tech news. Now it seems that this relatively ancient GPU is coming back due to an acute shortage of GPUs, PC Wor...

LG begins selling its latest Gram laptops in the US Posted: 12 Feb 2021 03:07 AM PST LG has revealed the prices and US availability of the refreshed Gram laptops it introduced at CES in January. The 14-inch, 16-inch and the flagship 17-inch Gram laptops are now available nationwide, while the 14-inch and 16-inch 2-in-1 devices will c...

Chrome for iOS test locks Incognito tabs behind Touch or Face ID Posted: 12 Feb 2021 02:22 AM PST Google is working to make private web browsing on Chrome for iOS a little more secure by letting you lock Incognito tabs with Face or Touch ID. The update, detailed in the app's beta version for iPhone and iPad, essentially blurs Incognito tabs i...

Polestar will cease production of its first and last hybrid this year Posted: 12 Feb 2021 01:21 AM PST The Polestar 1 hybrid GT created a lot of car show buzz and even some lust, thanks to the gorgeous looks, 619 horsepower and respectable battery range of 60 miles. However, it was only ever intended as a halo vehicle to launch the brand and pave the...

Facebook is limiting Myanmar military's reach on its platform Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:54 PM PST Facebook has detailed how it's handling the political situation Myanmar in a new post, where it has revealed that it's limiting the distribution of all content posted by the country's military. According to the social network, the "Tatmadaw," the off...

Stardew Valley's couch co-op update rolls out on Switch, Xbox and PlayStation Posted: 11 Feb 2021 07:18 PM PST In December, Stardew Valley's 1.5 update arrived for PC players of the farming simulator, and among a long list of changes, it added the ability for multiple players to join in on the same machine. Now that update has rolled out on consoles, and also...

Kingdom Hearts makes its PC debut on March 30th via the Epic Games Store Posted: 11 Feb 2021 06:17 PM PST Square Enix's RPG series Kingdom Hearts has spread from PlayStation consoles to several other platforms, but now PC gamers will be able to check it out. On March 30th, four titles will make their debut on PC exclusively via the Epic Games Store. Kin...

Steam’s Lunar New Year sale is live with discounts on ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ and more Posted: 11 Feb 2021 03:35 PM PST Steam's Lunar New Year sale is here. From today until 1PM ET on February 15th, nearly every game available through Valve's storefront is discounted. That includes plenty of new titles. If you've been holding off on Cyberpunk 2077 after hearing about...

All of Disney's streaming services are booming Posted: 11 Feb 2021 02:48 PM PST Very quickly, Disney has become perhaps the dominant force in the video streaming world. Just about six months after the company announced it had over 100 million streaming video subscribers, Disney has revealed it has almost that many on Disney+ alo...

Jack Black will play Claptrap in the Borderlands movie Posted: 11 Feb 2021 02:33 PM PST Jack Black, he of Tenacious D and School of Rock fame, will play Claptrap in the upcoming Borderlands movie, according to Deadline. Black joins what in the span of a week has become a stacked production, with Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blancheet and Kevi...

Twitter expands government account labels to more countries Posted: 11 Feb 2021 01:55 PM PST Twitter is bringing its labels for government accounts and state-affiliated media organizations to more countries. The company first introduced the labels in August, but initially they were only applied to accounts from the US, UK, Russia, China and...

Canon's photo culling app uses AI to help you pick your best shots Posted: 11 Feb 2021 01:34 PM PST Sometimes deciding when to keep a photo can almost be as tough as snapping it in the first place. Canon, however, hopes to help make the process of culling an extensive photo library down to your best shots easier and less time-consuming. It's introd...

CD Projekt Red hackers reportedly sold the 'Cyberpunk 2077' source code Posted: 11 Feb 2021 12:26 PM PST The hackers behind this week's ransomware attack on Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red appear to have found a buyer for the stolen data. They ran an auction on a hacking forum but, as The Verge notes, they shut it down after reportedly accepting an...

Apple's first big AR content project is a 'For All Mankind' tie-in Posted: 11 Feb 2021 12:00 PM PST A mixtape. A VHS cassette. A lovingly rendered Apple II. These 80s throwbacks and more are at the heart of For All Mankind: Time Capsule, a new augmented reality app built entirely by Apple to help fans of its alternate history drama catch up on cruc...

Google unwittingly allowed advertisers to discriminate against nonbinary people Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:55 AM PST An investigation by The Markup has found that Google inadvertently allowed advertisers to discriminate against nonbinary and some transgender people. An oversight on the company's ads dashboard allowed employers and landlords to prevent people of "un...

Joe Biden will tackle global chip shortage with executive order Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:45 AM PST The Biden administration is planning "aggressive steps" to alleviate the global semiconductor shortage, Bloomberg reports. The chip shortage has impacted the auto industry and contributed to the scarcity of next-generation gaming consoles. President...

Apple’s AirPods Pro fall to $180 at Amazon Posted: 11 Feb 2021 11:16 AM PST Apple's AirPods Pro have been discounted by various amounts ever since the end of last year. But now they're at a price that's only been beaten by Black Friday sales. Amazon has the AirPods Pro for $180, which is $70 off their normal price and only $...

Facebook is getting better at taking down bullies Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:41 AM PST Facebook says it's getting better at detecting bullying and harassment on its platforms. Between October and December of last year, the company nearly doubled the number of posts it took down for breaking its rules. The social network shared the new...

Pokémon will hold a virtual concert with Post Malone on February 27th Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:30 AM PST Post Malone, best known for contributing "Sunflower" to the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack, will help the Pokémon franchise celebrate its 25th anniversary. On February 27th, the Pokémon Company will host a virtual concert headlined by t...

Controversial war game 'Six Days in Fallujah' questionably revived 12 years later Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:14 AM PST Over a decade after it was announced, Six Days in Fallujah will arrive on PC and consoles later this year. Highwire Games — whose developers who previously worked on the likes of Destiny and Halo — is reviving the controversial Iraq War game as a tac...

The future of diamonds is in recaptured CO2 pollution Posted: 11 Feb 2021 10:00 AM PST Diamonds haven't always been a girl's best friend. Before the 1930's, they were no more synonymous with weddings than opals, rubies and sapphires which had been routinely used in engagement rings for centuries. It really wasn't until DeBeers -- the S...

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