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Facebook reportedly investigated over 'systemic' racism in hiring

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 02:54 PM PST

Facebook has publicly committed to fighting racism, but there are concerns that isn't translating to its recruitment practices. Reuters sources say the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating possible "systemic&quo...

Canada will invest billions to electrify mass transit

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:27 PM PST

Mass transit isn't getting much use during the pandemic, but Canada wants to be sure it's eco-friendly when the crisis is over. The Canadian government plans to invest $2.75 billion CAD (about $2.17 billion US) into electrifying mass transit...

Sonos' Roam can reportedly pass music to other speakers

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 12:21 PM PST

More details of Sonos' portable Roam speaker are dribbling out, and they suggest there will be more to draw you in besides the size and price. The Verge claims the Roam will include a few advantages over the larger Move, most notably "Sound...

iCloud allegedly locked out a user over her last name

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 11:22 AM PST

iCloud has had the occasional service issue, but its latest problem appears to be highly... specific. Actor and author Rachel True claims iCloud has effectively locked her out of her account due to the way her last name was written. Reportedly, her M...

FedEx plans for an all-electric delivery fleet by 2040

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 10:22 AM PST

FedEx will replace its current delivery trucks with electric models until its entire fleet is made up of zero—emission vehicles by 2040. The company is making the transition as a way to help it achieve its goal to reach carbon neutral status in the s...

Tesla will dramatically expand its Full Self-Driving beta

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 09:15 AM PST

Now might be your chance to join Tesla's Full Self-Driving beta. Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla's new 8.2 software is "doubling" the size of the beta test program, and 8.3 will "probably" expand the size of the program...

ICYMI: We review Samsung’s improved Galaxy Chromebook 2

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 09:00 AM PST

This week we got our hands on Samsung's new Galaxy Chromebook 2, and Nathan Ingraham details the ways that the new model makes significant improvements over last year's laptop. Also, Steve Dent takes another look at the Canon EOS R5 to see how fi...

Hitting the Books: Elon Musk and the quest to build a better rocket engine

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 08:30 AM PST

Putting people safely into orbit is no small feat, especially without the seemingly limitless R&D budgets afforded to national space programs. However that has done little to dissuade a new generation of the private spaceflight companies from loo...

Apple's Powerbeats3 are on sale for just $78

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:55 AM PST

The best headphones for sound quality are bulky, over-ear monstrosities that typically require an amplifier, but that just won't do when you're working up a sweat. That's where the Apple Powerbeats3 come in, and they're on sale right now for $77.99,...

Apple will stop selling the iMac Pro

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:51 AM PST

If you were hoping to buy an iMac Pro for some serious work, you'd better act quickly. 9to5Mac reports (and Apple has confirmed to Engadget) that Apple is winding down sales of its all-in-one workstation. You can still buy one, but it's limit...

Google Fit’s camera-based heart and breathing rate trackers arrive March 8th

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:08 AM PST

Google will start rolling out the Fit app's camera-based heart and respiratory rate trackers on Monday, March 8th. The tech giant first revealed the new features, which rely on the power of a phone's camera, at a Health event in early Februar...

The Morning After: How much is the first tweet worth?

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:40 AM PST

NFT. The letters stand for non-fungible token, and as I understand it, they're a cryptographically backed way to create unique, trackable digital certificates of ownership. Whether or not that makes sense to you — this article may help, it's from a f...
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