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First-gen Oculus Quests will also get wireless PC VR gaming via Air Link

The original Oculus Quest is getting Air Link.

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Engadget

First-gen Oculus Quests will also get wireless PC VR gaming via Air Link

The Verge

Sony reportedly plans PSVR successor for next holiday season

Sony's next-gen VR controllers. | Image: Sony Sony's next-gen PlayStation VR headset is likely to come out in late 2022, according to a new report. Bloomberg's sources say Sony is "aiming to release the successor in the holiday period next year," and that the headset will use ...

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The Verge

Sony reportedly plans PSVR successor for next holiday season

Engadget

Southwest Airlines' technical issues lead to 500 canceled flights

Southwest Airlines had thousands of delayed and canceled flights this week caused by a couple of technical problems that affected its systems.

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Engadget

Southwest Airlines' technical issues lead to 500 canceled flights

TechCrunch

Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia

The Fund, the early-stage investment firm focused on pre-seed and seed startups, is going Down Under for its latest expansion. The Fund was founded in New York in 2018, before launching in Los Angeles, London, the Rockies and the Midwest, too. Co-founder Jenny Fielding, who is also managing director ...

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TechCrunch

Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia

TechCrunch

EV battery swapping startup Ample charges up operations in Japan, NYC

EV battery swapping startup Ample has locked in two partnerships this month that will help fuel an expansion into Japan and New York City after years of working on the technology. The startup, which was founded in 2014 and came out of stealth in March, said Tuesday it has partnered with Japanese petroleum ...

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TechCrunch

EV battery swapping startup Ample charges up operations in Japan, NYC

TechCrunch

Apna raises $70 million to help workers in India secure jobs

Indian cities are home to hundreds of millions of low-skilled workers who hail from villages in search of work. Many of them have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic that has slowed several economic activities in the world's second-largest internet market. Apna, a startup by an Apple alum, ...

7 hours ago

TechCrunch

Apna raises $70 million to help workers in India secure jobs

Ars Technica

Experts "extremely worried" about Delta variant as US death toll hits 600,000

Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about low vaccination rates.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Experts "extremely worried" about Delta variant as US death toll hits 600,000

The Verge

Disney Plus has no plans for a lower cost ad-supported option for now, CEO says

Image: Disney Many major streamers support advertising in some form or another " think Hulu, HBO Max, or Sling TV as just a few examples " but Disney's chief says the company's marquee service won't be adding ads to its service anytime soon. Speaking at the Credit Suisse 23rd ...

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The Verge

Disney Plus has no plans for a lower cost ad-supported option for now, CEO says

TechCrunch

Lordstown Motors execs cite binding orders to restore confidence a day after CEO, CFO resignations

Lordstown Motors has enough "binding orders" from customers to fund limited production of its electric pickup truck through May 2022, executives at the company said Tuesday, just a day after an executive shakeup that included the resignation of the company's CEO and CFO. Reaching that goal will come ...

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TechCrunch

Lordstown Motors execs cite binding orders to restore confidence a day after CEO, CFO resignations

TechCrunch

10x, a UK fintech, raises $187M to build new services for old banks

As so-called neobanks continue to gain more traction in the market with their more modern takes on banking and other financial services, a startup that's building technology to help incumbent players better compete is announcing a big round of funding. 10x Future Technologies, a London-based fintech ...

8 hours ago

TechCrunch

10x, a UK fintech, raises $187M to build new services for old banks

The Verge

Zuckerberg says original Oculus Quest will get Air Link wireless streaming

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Owners of the original Oculus Quest will get the ability to stream from their PCs to their headsets wirelessly, using the Air Link system that's been available to Quest 2 owners for a few months. When the feature was originally announced, ...

9 hours ago

The Verge

Zuckerberg says original Oculus Quest will get Air Link wireless streaming

TechCrunch

Biden admin will share more info with online platforms on "front lines" of domestic terror fight

The Biden administration is outlining new plans to combat domestic terrorism in light of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and social media companies have their own part to play. The White House released on Tuesday a new national strategy on countering domestic terrorism. The plan acknowledges ...

9 hours ago

TechCrunch

Biden admin will share more info with online platforms on "front lines" of domestic terror fight

The Verge

Amazon Prime Day 2021: the latest news, deals, and coverage

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The best anti-Prime Day deals included Continue reading…

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The Verge

Amazon Prime Day 2021: the latest news, deals, and coverage

Engadget

'Mario Party Superstars' revives classic boards and games

Coming out on October 29th, Mario Party Superstars features brings back classic boards and minigames from past games in the series.

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Engadget

'Mario Party Superstars' revives classic boards and games

Engadget

Watch Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct in 12 minutes

If you missed Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct, not to worry. We got you covered with a 12-minute cut of everything the company announced.

10 hours ago

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Watch Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct in 12 minutes

The Verge

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announces Series C investment in ordinary human beings

MacKenzie Scott, whose estimated fortune stands somewhere around $60 billion, announced via a Medium post today that she would be parting with a $2.7 billion portion of that wealth and distributing it to 286 groups, all of which are painstakingly named and linked at the end of her note. ...

10 hours ago

The Verge

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announces Series C investment in ordinary human beings

Engadget

Xbox's June update adds speech-to-text chat feature

Xbox's June update is here, adding new accessibility features, as well as parental controls.

10 hours ago

Engadget

Xbox's June update adds speech-to-text chat feature

The Verge

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is selling the first web browser's code as an NFT

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, one of the architects of the World Wide Web, is selling the source code to the original web browser as an NFT (via the BBC). The auction, being run by Sotheby's, will not only include the code for the WorldWideWeb browser, but also a letter from Berners-Lee himself, ...

10 hours ago

The Verge

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is selling the first web browser's code as an NFT

Ars Technica

Starlink dishes go into 'thermal shutdown? once they hit 122° Fahrenheit

Man watered dish to cool it down but overheating knocked it offline for 7 hours.

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Ars Technica

Starlink dishes go into 'thermal shutdown? once they hit 122° Fahrenheit

Ars Technica

Medieval people suffered for fashion with their extremely pointy shoes

Skeletons from 14th and 15th centuries had higher rate of bunions than earlier remains

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

Medieval people suffered for fashion with their extremely pointy shoes

Recode

Lina Khan will be chair of the Federal Trade Commission

Lina Khan, an expert in antitrust and a critic of Amazon's power, is joining the Federal Trade Commission. | Graeme Jennings/Getty Images Democrats and Republicans came together to confirm the antitrust expert to the FTC. The Senate has voted to appoint Lina Khan, an antitrust ...

11 hours ago

Recode

Lina Khan will be chair of the Federal Trade Commission

Ars Technica

A DNA-based storage system with files and metadata

Queries can take days, but it's possible to pull out specific files.

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

A DNA-based storage system with files and metadata

Engadget

Windows 11 has leaked, and it looks a lot like Windows 10X

Windows 11 is real, and details about it are leaking all over the internet.

11 hours ago

Engadget

Windows 11 has leaked, and it looks a lot like Windows 10X

Ars Technica

Nintendo deal: Buy a Switch Online Family Membership, get a free 128GB microSD card

Dealmaster also has new early Prime Day deals, a big Xbox games sale, and more.

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Ars Technica

Nintendo deal: Buy a Switch Online Family Membership, get a free 128GB microSD card

Ars Technica

Make way for Windows 11? Windows 10 end-of-life is October 2025

We'll find out more about Windows 10's replacement OS later this month.

12 hours ago

Ars Technica

Make way for Windows 11? Windows 10 end-of-life is October 2025

Recode

MacKenzie Scott gives away billions, again

MacKenzie Scott has given away $8.5 billion of her estimated $60 billion fortune. | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images With a recent $2.7 billion announcement, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos has donated $8.5 billion in less than a year. MacKenzie Scott says she's given away another chunk ...

13 hours ago

Recode

MacKenzie Scott gives away billions, again

Fast Company

No, you can't buy any of the Girl Scouts? 15 million extra cookie boxes

If you thought that Americans chowed down on too many Girl Scout cookies during the pandemic, you're forgetting a key part of the Girl Scout cookie journey: the purchase. Lots of cookies are sold at booths. Specifically, 15 million boxes, which were not sold this year due to cookie-booth cancellations ...

13 hours ago

Fast Company

No, you can't buy any of the Girl Scouts? 15 million extra cookie boxes

Recode

Sotheby's is selling a piece of web history, signed by its creator

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the web in 1989. | Sotheby's The father of the web sees promise in NFTs. If you're reading this article, you're probably doing so on the World Wide Web. And if you"d like to own a piece of the web's history, you now have the chance to purchase ...

13 hours ago

Recode

Sotheby's is selling a piece of web history, signed by its creator

Fast Company

The 17-year conflict between Boeing and Airbus is over?as the West unites against China

After nearly two decades, American and European leaders are ending a bitter trade war over aircraft subsidies for Boeing and Airbus, the two largest aerospace manufacturers in the world. Boeing, which was founded in Seattle, and Airbus, which is headquartered in France and the Netherlands, have long ...

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Fast Company

The 17-year conflict between Boeing and Airbus is over?as the West unites against China

WIRED

Apple Says It's Time to Digitize Your ID, Ready or Not

Digital driver's licenses have had a slow start in the US so far, but iOS 15 Wallet will give the nascent technology a serious push.

16 hours ago

WIRED

Apple Says It's Time to Digitize Your ID, Ready or Not

Fast Company

Airbnb wants to ban listings of apartments freed up by post-moratorium evictions

The CDC's eviction moratorium is set to expire June 30, putting millions of Americans who fell behind on their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic at risk (though the moratorium itself hasn't been particularly effective at keeping people from getting evicted). Still, a new wave of evictions could hurt ...

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Fast Company

Airbnb wants to ban listings of apartments freed up by post-moratorium evictions

Fast Company

MacKenzie Scott donates another $2.7 billion to charity, setting a blistering pace of giving

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist formerly married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is donating another $2.74 billion to charities, she said in a blog post Tuesday. The beneficiaries span 286 organizations, including universities, dance theaters, refugee resettlement groups, and a diverse ...

17 hours ago

Fast Company

MacKenzie Scott donates another $2.7 billion to charity, setting a blistering pace of giving

WIRED

NASA Might Put a Huge Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon

Observing the secrets of the universe's "Dark Ages" will require capturing ultra-long radio wavelengths"and we can't do that on Earth.

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WIRED

NASA Might Put a Huge Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon

Fast Company

9 devastating takeaways from NYT's massive report on Amazon workers during the pandemic

Those pee-bottle stories were just a whiff of how Amazon workers are treated. A blockbuster New York Times expos&xE9;, published on Tuesday morning, delves deep into many of the persistent problems plaguing Amazon's workers, on multiple fronts, with a focus on how those problems reached a fever pitch ...

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Fast Company

9 devastating takeaways from NYT's massive report on Amazon workers during the pandemic

WIRED

Zillow Taps AI to Improve Its Home Value Estimates

By employing a neural network, the company says its numbers will be more accurate?and allow it to offer to buy more homes.

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WIRED

Zillow Taps AI to Improve Its Home Value Estimates

WIRED

The Best iPad to Buy (and the Ones to Avoid)

With several new iPads on the market, choosing the right one is more complicated than ever. We're here to help.

18 hours ago

WIRED

The Best iPad to Buy (and the Ones to Avoid)

WIRED

Ghosts "n Goblins Is Back"Pain, Laughs, and All

One of the most unforgiving video game series of all time has risen from the dead, and it's better than ever.

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WIRED

Ghosts "n Goblins Is Back"Pain, Laughs, and All

WIRED

Streaming Games to Your TV Actually Started in the '80s

Subscription video gaming services seem like a new idea. But 40 years before Game Pass, you could get Burgertime straight to your tube.

19 hours ago

WIRED

Streaming Games to Your TV Actually Started in the '80s

Recode

Amazon's Black employees say the company's HR department is failing them

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the grand opening of the Amazon Spheres, a botanical garden inside the Amazon office complex in Seattle, on November 13, 2018. | Ted S. Warren/AP In interviews with Recode, dozens of Amazon employees detailed allegations of racial bias and ...

21 hours ago

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Amazon's Black employees say the company's HR department is failing them

Fast Company

How to present your ideas to a coworker who won't listen

Erica, the head of a product team at a mid-sized tech company, was dreading her upcoming presentation to the executive team. James, a senior leader with a reputation as an egomaniac, would be there.&xA0;&xA0;James was very intelligent, but he also seemed to enjoy employing his intellect to ensure everyone ...

22 hours ago

Fast Company

How to present your ideas to a coworker who won't listen

Recode

How Apple helped Trump's DOJ seize lawmakers? data without realizing it

Device metadata from Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was obtained by the Department of Justice. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Some say it's an attack on the separation of powers. Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into ...

1 day ago

Recode

How Apple helped Trump's DOJ seize lawmakers? data without realizing it

Recode

Elon Musk says Tesla will once again accept bitcoin

With a single tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk can move the crypto market. | Christophe Gateau/Picture Alliance via Getty Images How Elon Musk affects bitcoin prices, in one chart. As Elon Musk tweets go, so goes the crypto market. The billionaire and Tesla CEO has been tweeting about ...

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Elon Musk says Tesla will once again accept bitcoin