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• YouTube is permanently closing its creator-focused city 'Spaces'
• UC San Diego's electronics-free soft robot only needs pressurized air to move
• Mark Wahlberg will produce a series charting the rise and fall of MoviePass
• A bunch of Microsoft devices are on sale at Best Buy
• UK Supreme Court rules that Uber should treat drivers as workers
• Microsoft Office 2021 is coming to Windows PCs and Macs later this year
• The iRig Pre 2 is a high-quality audio interface for your smartphone or camera
• Christie's first digital art auction leans on blockchain and other buzzwords
• SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code for 3 products
• Google Fi promo cuts 'Unlimited' price for the first three months
• Saudi Arabia has invested billions in Activision, EA and Take-Two
• Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs agree to testify about misinformation
• WhatsApp will re-introduce controversial new privacy policy
• NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars
• Oculus rolls out support for multi-user accounts and app sharing
• AI has remastered Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' in glorious 4K
• The 'Mortal Kombat' reboot trailer is as gory as it should be
• Watch NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars live
• California DMV warns 20 months of records may have been exposed
• Bungie plans major studio expansion, recommits to a non-Destiny game by 2025
• Google moves in near the Mayo Clinic to ease collaboration
• The first Android 12 developer preview is here
• What it takes to get a job building robotic Mars explorers for NASA
• TikTok will offer behind-the-scenes UFC livestreams
• Apple TV+ is now available on Google TV

YouTube is permanently closing its creator-focused city 'Spaces' Posted: 19 Feb 2021 04:15 AM PST With the pandemic prompting tech companies from Facebook to Twitter to embrace remote working en masse, the need for large physical sites may soon start to look like an antiquated idea for businesses that operate online. And so it goes for YouTube, w...

UC San Diego's electronics-free soft robot only needs pressurized air to move Posted: 19 Feb 2021 03:40 AM PST Soft robots are more flexible than traditional machines and have the potential to squeeze into and explore more places. However, most of them need electronic components like circuit boards, valves and pumps to work. Those components are typically hea...

Mark Wahlberg will produce a series charting the rise and fall of MoviePass Posted: 19 Feb 2021 03:15 AM PST Mark Wahlberg is producing a documentary series charting the spectacular rise and fall of the infamous movie-ticket subscription service MoviePass, reports Deadline. The show is reportedly based on Insider reporter Jason Guerrasio's award-winning cov...

A bunch of Microsoft devices are on sale at Best Buy Posted: 19 Feb 2021 03:00 AM PST Microsoft makes some of the most attractive laptops and tablets running Windows, but they typically come at high price tags. Best Buy's latest sale on all things Microsoft is a good opportunity to grab a new Surface device — or another Windows la...

UK Supreme Court rules that Uber should treat drivers as workers Posted: 19 Feb 2021 02:39 AM PST The UK's Supreme Court has today upheld a judgment (.PDF) that says Uber drivers in the UK are entitled to the legal rights and protections afforded to workers. It is the latest in a series of cases where judges have found that, despite Uber's cl...

Microsoft Office 2021 is coming to Windows PCs and Macs later this year Posted: 19 Feb 2021 02:20 AM PST Microsoft will release two new versions of Office later this year, the company announced on Thursday. Office 2021 will be available on both Mac and Windows PCs in the second half of the year, and, like Office 2019 before it, it will be a one-and-done...

The iRig Pre 2 is a high-quality audio interface for your smartphone or camera Posted: 19 Feb 2021 01:24 AM PST If you want to max out microphone quality for recording to your smartphone or mirrorless camera, size does matter. The tiny 3.5mm mic jacks on most of those devices lack phantom power, making it difficult to use condenser microphones favored for voic...

Christie's first digital art auction leans on blockchain and other buzzwords Posted: 19 Feb 2021 12:11 AM PST Blending of the art/collector world and blockchain technology has loomed for several years, and now auction house Christie's is getting into the market with its first ever auction of a digital art collection. Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, made one...

SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code for 3 products Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:34 PM PST Microsoft has been looking into the SolarWinds attacks after it discovered an unusual activity in its systems back in December. Now, the tech giant has completed its investigation and has determined that the hackers didn't get their hands on cust...

Google Fi promo cuts 'Unlimited' price for the first three months Posted: 18 Feb 2021 07:19 PM PST Google's MVNO remains a strong option for wireless service, and if you've been thinking about switching then there's an added carrot now. A 50 percent discount is available for the first three months of service on its Unlimited package wi...

Saudi Arabia has invested billions in Activision, EA and Take-Two Posted: 18 Feb 2021 03:30 PM PST Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's controversial Crown Prince, has pushed his country to acquire stakes in three major video game publishers. Recent SEC filings spotted by Bloomberg show that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, which bin Salman ch...

Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs agree to testify about misinformation Posted: 18 Feb 2021 03:02 PM PST The CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google will soon make another appearance in front of Congress. Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai have agreed to testify at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on March 25. The hearing will cove...

WhatsApp will re-introduce controversial new privacy policy Posted: 18 Feb 2021 01:00 PM PST WhatsApp plans to re-introduce the updated privacy policy that ignited a massive backlash against the Facebook-owned messaging app. The company said it will notify users of the new privacy policy "in the coming weeks," and provide more information ab...

NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:58 PM PST NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully landed on the surface of Mars. It touched down at around 3:55PM ET, following a smooth descent to the surface. Perseverance's engineering cameras shared images from the landing site shortly after touchdo...

Oculus rolls out support for multi-user accounts and app sharing Posted: 18 Feb 2021 12:08 PM PST As it promised to do sometime this month, Oculus has started to roll out multi-user and app-sharing support. Facebook says they're experimental features and Oculus Quest 2 owners will be the first to gain access. The company plans to expand the f...

AI has remastered Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' in glorious 4K Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:35 AM PST Word of warning, prepare to be rickrolled like you've never been rickrolled in the past. Thanks to AI software, you can now troll your friends with Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" in crisp UHD.  CNET spotted the video,...

The 'Mortal Kombat' reboot trailer is as gory as it should be Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:10 AM PST The first trailers have dropped for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie and one thing's clear: this film won't hold back on the violence. Just like the games, the restricted red band clip is full of gore and dismemberments. It's not for the...

Watch NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars live Posted: 18 Feb 2021 11:00 AM PST In just a few short hours, NASA will attempt to land its most ambitious Mars mission to date. Following a seven-month journey, the agency's Perseverance will descend to the Red Planet later today. We'll know whether the landing was a success arou...

California DMV warns 20 months of records may have been exposed Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:11 AM PST A ransomware attack on a company called Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS) has had a ripple effect on customers. One of those is the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which has warned drivers in the state about a potential data breach. T...

Bungie plans major studio expansion, recommits to a non-Destiny game by 2025 Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:01 AM PST Two years after its split from Activision, Bungie is gearing up to build out the Destiny universe and -- more importantly — branch out into new some new ones. To help it do so, the company announced a slew of new expansion measures this morning, incl...

Google moves in near the Mayo Clinic to ease collaboration Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:00 AM PST Google has been partnering with the Mayo Clinic, the top hospital in the United States, for years now. But today, the company announced a move to make that partnership a little more serious: Google will open an office in Rochester MN this year, home...

The first Android 12 developer preview is here Posted: 18 Feb 2021 10:00 AM PST It's mid-February, which means it's time for Google to start releasing the first developer preview of its upcoming OS update. The company's VP of engineering Dave Burke said in a blog post that with Android 12, it's "investing in...

What it takes to get a job building robotic Mars explorers for NASA Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:30 AM PST After a thankfully uneventful seven-month journey, NASA's Mars 2020 mission is set to safely reach the Red Planet and insert itself into orbit on Thursday ahead of deploying the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter prototype that it's been t...

TikTok will offer behind-the-scenes UFC livestreams Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:26 AM PST UFC fans on TikTok will soon see more mixed martial arts content on the video app. It's all thanks to a new multi-year agreement between the two companies (via Deadline). According to TikTok's announcement, it will work with the UFC to produce an...

Apple TV+ is now available on Google TV Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:00 AM PST Google and Apple are following through on their promise to play nice with each other. At least, on their TV services anyway. After announcing in December that the Apple TV app would come to Chromecasts with Google TV, the companies have shared today...

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