Friday, March 19, 2021

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Hacker who tried to extort Tesla pleads guilty

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A Russian national accused of trying to hack and extort Tesla has pleaded guilty, avoiding a jury trial and a possible long stay in prison.

NASA and SpaceX agree to share data to avoid satellite collisions

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NASA and SpaceX have signed a joint agreement in an effort to prevent their assets from crashing into each other.

Facebook is 'exploring' building a version of Instagram for kids

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Facebook has made it one of its priorities to build a version of Instagram for users under 13, according to an internal company post obtained by BuzzFeed News.

Watch NASA's SLS Core Stage fire for eight minutes

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NASA's Moon mission rocket completed an important test on Thursday.

Barnes & Noble's new Nook tablet will be revealed soon

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The Nook tablet isn't dead -- Barnes & Noble and Lenovo are collaborating on a new device.

Twitter is 'reviewing' its rules for world leaders

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Twitter will survey users on whether politicians should have to follow the same rules as everyone else.

New NFL rights deal hands Thursday Night Football to Amazon

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The NFL's new 11-year TV deal includes streaming on Amazon, Peacock, Paramount+ and ESPN+.

Sony buys Evo esports tournament

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With help from a company called RTS, Sony has bought one of the oldest and longest-running esports tournaments in the world.

Terraria arrives on Stadia after weeks of uncertainty

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After a tumultuous path to release, indie darling Terraria is now available to play on Google Stadia.

'Among Us' map The Airship arrives on March 31st

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Among Us fans have had to wait patiently to play a new map, but that wait is nearly over.

Square Enix's 'Project Athia' is now 'Forspoken'

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Project Athia has a final name. It's now known as Forspoken, and it's coming out next year.

Black Panther is coming to 'Marvel's Avengers' later this year

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There's no word on when Spider-Man will arrive on the PS4 and PS5 versions, however.

The next Life is Strange game is coming to consoles and PC on September 10th

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True Colors features a new cast lead by 21-year-old Alex Chen.

GeForce Now doubles its price for newcomers to $10 a month

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Existing subscribers can keep paying $5/month for life.

Twitter test plays YouTube videos directly in its iOS app

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It's a welcome quality-of-life move.

Oppo's X 2021 prototype shows that rollable phones have potential

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The Oppo X 2021 prototype rollable phone can switch between a conventional 6.7-inch screen and a mini-tablet-like 7.4-inch screen. This is achieved by rolling part of the flexible OLED panel into the back of the phone, which supposedly avoids the creasing issue we've seen on foldables.

Grammarly's handy tone detector is now available on Android and iOS

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Grammarly's mobile keyboard, available through its iPhone, iPad and Android app, will now analyze the tone of your writing to give you a better sense of how you're coming across.

Specialized partners with a Tesla co-founder to recycle e-bike batteries

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By all accounts, e-bikes are having a bit of a moment: at one point during the pandemic, sales of powered bicycles outpaced all others by a considerable margin. The appealing of easy, socially distanced rides can be hard to ignore, but the resulting boom in sales has led to a pivotal moment for e-bike makers: What do they do with the batteries once they can't power rides anymore?

An 'Animal Crossing' horror short will be made into a full-length movie

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'Unfriended' producer Timur Bekmambetov is turning 'Don't Peek' into a feature film.

Facebook adds hardware security key support for Android and iOS

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What has been a security option on desktops since 2017 is now finally available on mobile devices as well.

Chrome can now caption all audio playing through the browser

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Google is bringing one of its most useful Android accessibility features to Chrome. The company announced today that its browser can now caption any audio and video you play in it.

Google's plan to block third-party cookies has drawn attention from the DoJ

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There are concerns the move will harm rival ad networks.

Stella McCartney shows off the world's first clothes made from mushroom leather

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Mylo's mushroom leather offers a far more sustainable alternative to the current plastic-made fake leathers available today.

Amazon Fire TV's free news app now boasts stations in 88 cities

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Amazon is expanding local coverage on its free news app for Fire TV with over 70 additional stations from Detroit, Phoenix, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, and Orlando, among others.

Hone your cryptocurrency trading skills with these expert-led classes

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With over 10 hours of instruction on machine language, statistical arbitrage and other quantitative cryptocurrency techniques, this bundle is a great investment for intermediate traders who want to take their investing skills to the next level.
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