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Sources: Lightspeed Venture Partners is close to hiring a new London-based partner to put down further roots in Europe

Lightspeed Venture Partners, the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed the likes of DoubleClick and Snapchat, is in the midst of hiring a new London-based investment partner as it looks to put down further ties to Europe, TechCrunch has learned. According to multiple sources, ...

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TechCrunch

Sources: Lightspeed Venture Partners is close to hiring a new London-based partner to put down further roots in Europe

Ars Technica

Pokémon Legends: Arceus? stealth-infused open world hits Switch in 2022

Switch remakes of DS-era Pokémon Diamond and Pearl also announced.

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Ars Technica

Pokémon Legends: Arceus? stealth-infused open world hits Switch in 2022

WIRED

Clubhouse's Security and Privacy Lag Behind Its Huge Growth

The platform has promised to do better after a string of incidents. But the hardest part might be managing user expectations.

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WIRED

Clubhouse's Security and Privacy Lag Behind Its Huge Growth

TechCrunch

How to ace the 1-hour, and ever-elusive, pitch presentation at TC Early Stage

Lisa Wu, a partner at Norwest with investments like Calm, Plaid, Opendoor and Grove Collaborative, has a message for founders: Think like a VC during your pitch presentation. After all, accepting capital isn't simply adding more money to your balance sheet. It is about picking a venture partner who will ...

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TechCrunch

How to ace the 1-hour, and ever-elusive, pitch presentation at TC Early Stage

Ars Technica

A 3rd shot" A new booster" Vaccine makers race to trials to beat variants

Could a 3rd shot of current COVID vaccines be enough to thwart variants?

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Ars Technica

A 3rd shot" A new booster" Vaccine makers race to trials to beat variants

Engadget

MSI GS66 Stealth review (2021): The gaming sweetspot comes to laptops

MSI's latest GS66 Stealth may look the same as last year's model, but it has a lot more going for it. It's powered by NVIDIA's new RTX 30-series GPUs, and it's one of the first gaming notebooks with a 1440p (or 2K) screen. That&3...

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Engadget

MSI GS66 Stealth review (2021): The gaming sweetspot comes to laptops

Ars Technica

Texas woman sues Griddy after being charged $9,546 for 19 days of power

Griddy blames state agency as variable-rate plans produce outrageous power bills.

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Ars Technica

Texas woman sues Griddy after being charged $9,546 for 19 days of power

TechCrunch

Hear from Black Female Founders, Latinx founders, StartOut and Socos Labs next week at TC Sessions: Justice 2021

We're less than a week away from TC Sessions: Justice 2021, a deep, day-long exploration of diversity, inclusion and equity in tech. On Wednesday, March 3, leading experts, founders and social justice warriors will discuss topics ranging from systemic bias, essential workers? rights and formerly incarcerated ...

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TechCrunch

Hear from Black Female Founders, Latinx founders, StartOut and Socos Labs next week at TC Sessions: Justice 2021

TechCrunch

Aurora acquires a second lidar company in push to bring self-driving trucks to the road

Aurora, the autonomous vehicle company that recently closed its acquisition of Uber's self-driving subsidiary, has snapped up another startup. This time, Aurora is buying OURS Technology, the second lidar startup it has acquired in less than two years. Aurora acquired Blackmore, a Montana-based lidar ...

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TechCrunch

Aurora acquires a second lidar company in push to bring self-driving trucks to the road

The Verge

Here's where and when you can buy the PS5

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Update February 26th, 2021 12:30PM ET: Best Buy currently has PS5 and PS5 digital editions in stock. You can find more information on the retailer's restock here. Sony's PlayStation 5 is available now. Due to the pandemic and high demand for ...

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The Verge

Here's where and when you can buy the PS5

Ars Technica

Google's Smart TV software will have a "dumb TV" mode

"Basic TV" mode is coming to integrated Google TV sets from Sony and TCL.

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Ars Technica

Google's Smart TV software will have a "dumb TV" mode

The Verge

The PS5 is back in stock at Best Buy

Sony PS5 | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony's latest gaming console, the PS5, is one of many gaming gadgets that are pretty hard to find in stock right now due to mostly online-only sales. If you are trying to get your hands on one, Best Buy has restocked the PS5 and PS5 ...

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The Verge

The PS5 is back in stock at Best Buy

Engadget

Apple Music's Behind The Songs hub highlights songwriters and producers

Apple Music has rolled out a portal that shines a spotlight on songwriters, producers and session musicians. Behind the Songs includes radio shows, playlists and videos that highlight their work. You'll get to take deep dives into songs and lyric...

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Engadget

Apple Music's Behind The Songs hub highlights songwriters and producers

The Verge

As WandaVision nears its end, episode 8 looks through the past

The path to WandaVision hasn't been an easy one for Kevin Feige and the Marvel Studios team. Well, at least the path to Wanda Maximoff. Wanda Maximoff, one of the most powerful characters both in the MCU and the comics, found herself the child of divorced parents. There was Disney on ...

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The Verge

As WandaVision nears its end, episode 8 looks through the past

The Verge

Best Buy has stock available for the Xbox Series X and S right now

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Update February 26th, 2021 12:05PM: Best Buy still has both consoles in stock, but the retailer is releasing small waves of inventory every few minutes, so if you're unable to buy one immediately, it's worth trying again in a few minutes. Best ...

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The Verge

Best Buy has stock available for the Xbox Series X and S right now

The Verge

Watch 2020's hurricane season unfold in a mesmerizing four-minute timelapse

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio This week, NASA released a grim four-minute timelapse of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, a mesmerizing display of last year's record-breaking string of tropical commotion. 2020's season 'smashed records with ...

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The Verge

Watch 2020's hurricane season unfold in a mesmerizing four-minute timelapse

The Verge

Batman's next comic series is a Fortnite crossover

DC Comics and Fortnite developer Epic Games are joining forces on a new Batman and Fortnite-themed crossover comic book. The six-issue miniseries, titled Batman / Fortnite: Zero Point, will debut on April 20th. Two issues will then launch in both May and June before the series concludes ...

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The Verge

Batman's next comic series is a Fortnite crossover

WIRED

Blood of Zeus Combines Myth With Saturday Morning Cartoons

The new Netflix animated series puts a new spin on old tales.

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WIRED

Blood of Zeus Combines Myth With Saturday Morning Cartoons

Ars Technica

Live chat: Ars Texas on living through last week's arctic adventure

Check out the chat recap.

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Ars Technica

Live chat: Ars Texas on living through last week's arctic adventure

Engadget

Ripley and the Xenomorph from Alien are the latest additions to 'Fortnite'

It was only last week that Ryu and Chun-Li from Street Fighter joined Fortnite and now another beloved franchise is making its way to the battle royale. This time, it's Alien with both Ripley and Xenomorph skins available to purchase this week throug...

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Engadget

Ripley and the Xenomorph from Alien are the latest additions to 'Fortnite'

TechCrunch

Only a few hours left to buy early-bird passes to TC Early Stage 2021

By now you probably know that we're hosting two TC Early Stage events this year " one on April 1-2 and another on July 8-9 " each with its own set of topics, speakers and content " both designed to help nascent startup founders build a better, more successful business. What you may not know [...]

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TechCrunch

Only a few hours left to buy early-bird passes to TC Early Stage 2021

Engadget

Netflix pledges $100 million to improve the diversity in its shows

After releasing its first diversity report in January, Netflix has also published the results of a study of its US-commissioned films and series over 2018 and 2019. While the earlier report covered the makeup of Netflix's employees, today's f...

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Engadget

Netflix pledges $100 million to improve the diversity in its shows

Ars Technica

Report: PS5 storage expansion will be available by summer

Users should be able to load-in their own PCIe 4.0-rated M.2 drives.

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Ars Technica

Report: PS5 storage expansion will be available by summer

TechCrunch

Jumia co-CEO Jeremy Hodara talks African e-commerce and his company's path to profitability

This month, African e-commerce giant Jumia released its second full-year financials for Q4 and its fiscal year 2020. The results were mixed &8212; active customers and gross profit increased, while orders and gross merchandise volume (GMV) fell. A particular feature that has troubled the company since ...

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TechCrunch

Jumia co-CEO Jeremy Hodara talks African e-commerce and his company's path to profitability

Engadget

These modern-day treasure hunters reunite people with lost heirlooms

Whether it's a family heirloom that's been passed down for generations or a brand new engagement ring, losing a treasured piece of jewelry can feel like losing a piece of yourself. That's why former professional soccer player and lifelong metal detec...

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Engadget

These modern-day treasure hunters reunite people with lost heirlooms

Engadget

Take a look back at Engadget's favorite Nintendo 3DS games

Today is the 10th anniversary of the 3DS's release in the Japan and, while the Switch has certainly captured our hearts these past four years, Nintendo's 3D handheld still left quite an impression over the past decade. The system might have ceased pr...

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Engadget

Take a look back at Engadget's favorite Nintendo 3DS games

Recode

What companies can do to speed up board diversity

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, companies promised to make their boards more diverse. | FangXiaNuo via Getty Images Companies promised to make their boards more diverse. Here's how to actually do it. After a national reckoning in the summer ...

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Recode

What companies can do to speed up board diversity

WIRED

Now Is a Great Time to Try These 5 Menstrual Products

Spending more time at home" Here is some budget- and eco-friendly gear"like a cup, period underwear, or reusable pads'to explore.

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WIRED

Now Is a Great Time to Try These 5 Menstrual Products

WIRED

OK, The 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Reveal Was a Good Troll

After several fake-outs, the cast of the movie finally (finally!) revealed the next installment's title on Wednesday.

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WIRED

OK, The 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Reveal Was a Good Troll

WIRED

The Rumored Apple Car Is Bad News for Elon

Plus: The Ford heir, presidential briefings, and a sad day for gadget lovers.

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WIRED

The Rumored Apple Car Is Bad News for Elon

WIRED

To Quash Disinfo, Researchers Must Work With Journalists

Exposing and fighting the problem requires drawing from reporters' resources and reach.

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WIRED

To Quash Disinfo, Researchers Must Work With Journalists

Recode

Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

Amazon's downtown Seattle campus. | Meron Menghistab for Vox Interviews with diversity managers and internal data obtained by Recode indicate that Black Amazon employees are promoted less frequently and are rated more harshly than non-Black peers. When Chanin Kelly-Rae started ...

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Recode

Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

Fast Company

How Dominion Voting Systems? defamation lawsuit exposes the My Pillow Guy's patriot act

Mike Lindell, aka "The MyPillow Guy,&x201D; used Dominion Voting Systems' technology as a scapegoat for Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election, until Dominion finally filed a $1.3 billion defamation suit against him. The suit, filed by top-shelf defamation attorneys Tom Clare and Megan Meier, sets ...

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Fast Company

How Dominion Voting Systems? defamation lawsuit exposes the My Pillow Guy's patriot act

Fast Company

Santa Monica is testing the first zero-emissions delivery zone

When someone in downtown Santa Monica now gets a delivery, there's a good chance that it will now show up on an electric delivery truck–or an electric scooter, or a battery-powered robot, or an electric cargo bike. The city is now testing a first-of-a-kind, one-square-mile electric vehicle delivery ...

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Fast Company

Santa Monica is testing the first zero-emissions delivery zone

Fast Company

This California city banned the construction of any new gas stations

In the California city of Petaluma, which covers less than 15 square miles, there are currently 16 gas stations. But there will never be another one, even if one of the existing stations goes out of business. The ones that are left also can't ever expand the number of fuel pumps, either, though they ...

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Fast Company

This California city banned the construction of any new gas stations

Fast Company

5 tips for inspiration when your creative reserves are depleted

We have spent an abnormal amount of time confined to our homes over the last year. It is clear the pandemic has not only wreaked havoc on our mental health but our relationships, our wallets, and our creativity. On top of that, most of us eagerly await a return to normalcy. For many, it can be hard ...

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Fast Company

5 tips for inspiration when your creative reserves are depleted

Fast Company

Actually, men have a hard time getting hired in female-dominated roles, too

Does gender discrimination in hiring cut both ways" A new study in Plos One indicates yes. Researchers from the University of California at Irvine and Link&xF6;ping University submitted 3,200 faux applications to employers throughout Sweden and found that men are widely discriminated against when ...

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Fast Company

Actually, men have a hard time getting hired in female-dominated roles, too

Fast Company

This is how inclusive Netflix's original programming really is

Last month, Netflix released its first-ever inclusion report detailing where the company stands with having a diverse and equitable workplace. Now Netflix is keeping that same energy in analyzing its original TV shows and films. Today, Netflix published a study conducted by the University of Southern ...

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Fast Company

This is how inclusive Netflix's original programming really is

Recode

Coming soon to Twitter: Tweets you have to pay for

Twitter "Super Follows" feature was announced at an investor event. | Screenshot for Twitter's Analyst Day Presentation Twitter, a notoriously public platform, is building a walled garden. Twitter thinks your tweets " or at least some of them " might actually ...

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Coming soon to Twitter: Tweets you have to pay for

Recode

Why Facebook reversed its news ban in Australia

Facebook is blocking Australians from sharing news links in response to a proposed law that would force the company to pay for news. | Robert Cianflone/Getty Images A law that would require some tech companies to pay news publishers is making waves around the world. If you're ...

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Recode

Why Facebook reversed its news ban in Australia

Recode

Why some like Apple's new privacy labels, despite their flaws

Apple's App Store privacy labels are here " but do they help" | Apple They're not perfect, but App Store users still get something out of them. Apple's privacy "nutrition labels" have been in the App Store for just over two months now. Privacy advocates were ...

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Recode

Why some like Apple's new privacy labels, despite their flaws

Recode

Inside the new $65 million push from progressives to compete with conservative media

Progressives are enraged with Facebook and trying to fight back. | Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images/LightRocketviaGetty Images It's called the Project for Good Information, and it raises big questions about the future of the information wars. A prominent Democratic strategist is planning ...

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Recode

Inside the new $65 million push from progressives to compete with conservative media