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Have you always wanted to play the piano? This $20 training teaches you how
TLDR: The Complete 2021 Piano for Beginners Bundle is an all-in-one training package to get students of any age playing…
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This AI can spot sunken ships on the ocean floor from the damn sky
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea In collaboration with the United States…
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New trailers: Dune, Star Trek: Prodigy, The Last Duel, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, and more
Happy Saturday! Posting the trailers roundup a day early this weekend since I’ll be on vacation starting Sunday (and shout…
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Robinhood’s IPO roadshow answered questions I wasn’t asking
“What’s your favorite planet?” is a real question that Robinhood execs really picked to answer during the Q&A section of…
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GM, Cruise suing to stop Ford from using the name ‘BlueCruise’
General Motors has filed a lawsuit to try to prevent Ford from using the name “BlueCruise” for the hands-free driving…
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New job posting shows Amazon seeking a digital currency and blockchain expert
Amazon is hiring a digital currency and blockchain product lead for its payments team, according to a new job listing.…
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Genki ShadowCast review: a clever but limited capture card
The ShadowCast from Genki is a dongle-size video capture card that might provide all that some gamers and streamers need.…
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Blizzard exec calls sexual harassment allegations ‘extremely troubling’
The president of Blizzard Entertainment sent an email to staff calling allegations of sexual harassment at the company “extremely troubling.”…
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Get 10TB of cloud storage and lifetime VPN coverage for just $90
TLDR: The Lifetime Backup and Security Subscription Bundle brings together $4,000 worth of Degoo premium cloud storage space and top-notch…
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The Senate’s E-BIKE Act could make electric bikes a lot cheaper
A bill that would offer Americans a refundable tax credit on the purchase of a new electric bicycle was just…
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ElevenSight puts a new spin on video conferencing with some tools you never knew you needed
TLDR: Try a new and different way to communicate with a lifetime subscription to the all-around video, audio and chat…
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Can we build a computer with free will?
Do you have free will? Can you make your own decisions? Or are you more like an automaton, just moving…
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How To Build a Stone Wall That’s Stylish and Functional
Geoffrey Gross . POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular…
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Super Mario 64 probably won’t be the last million-dollar video game
Earlier this month, a sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1,560,000 at auction, a staggering price that nearly…
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The Apple Watch Series 6 is $279 at Best Buy
The best deal available today is on the 40mm Apple Watch Series 6 with Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity. Usually $399,…
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Object-oriented programming is dead. Wait, really?
Programming in the 1960s had a big problem: computers weren’t that powerful yet, and somehow they needed to split the capacities between…
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The Navy Built a Ship That Looks Like Noah’s Ark
The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of a brick-shaped vessel known as a berthing barge. Berthing barges are designed to…
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These 7 Techniques Will Be Sure to Get Rid of Annoying Gnats
Pacific PressGetty Images As any entomologist would tell you, a gnat is one of many species of tiny, flying insects—biting…
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Oculus’ Passthrough API will enable experiences that mix VR and the real world
Facebook announced a new API that will let developers incorporate video from the Quest 2’s sensors into their games and…
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You’ll Love Bringing These Rolling Suitcases on Your Next Vacation
Staff, Courtesy of Samsonite If the luggage that’s been gathering dust in your hall closet looks a little tired since…
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Here’s what we know about NSO’s Pegasus spyware
Throughout the past week, we’ve seen story after story about a company called NSO Group, and a piece of spyware…
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5 games that might not suck if they got a modern remake
Remakes, remasters, and retreads are all the rage these days. But don’t let the publishers fool you, they’re not taking…
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The 8 Best Trekking Pole Options, for Everything From Trail to Travel
Staff, Courtesy of Black Diamond The time to start hiking with trekking poles was yesterday. This simple piece of equipment…
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NASA’s Europa Clipper will fly on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy
NASA’s Europa Clipper will start its journey to Jupiter’s icy moon aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket built by SpaceX. NASA…
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The Best Graphing Calculators To Buy Now for Back-to-School
Staff, Courtesy of Casio Spiral and composition notebooks, three-ring binders, a protractor and compass—sure, those are the school supplies you…
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Rivian raises another $2.5 billion as it looks to build a second factory
Electric vehicle startup Rivian has raised another massive round of funding, this time to the tune of $2.5 billion, bringing…
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15 Absolute Monster Planes That Dominate the Skies
The marvel of flight never ceases to amaze, and the spectacle is that much more unbelievable when the aircraft are…
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HBO Max will release 10 Warner Bros. films straight-to-streaming in 2022
After deciding to release its full slate of 2021 Warner Bros. films on HBO Max under a hybrid streaming and…
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The Best 4K Gaming Monitors for Maximum Graphical Fidelity
With the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X standardizing 4K gaming, you’re going to need to beef up your PC’s…
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iDOS 2 emulator gets App Store takedown notice
Apple may be removing iDOS 2, a popular (or, at the very least, popular for a DOS emulator designed to…
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The Best Telescopes for Observing Our Solar System and Beyond
To anyone looking for a new telescope, especially a first telescope, the array of options that exist might seem overwhelming.…
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Instagram users worry a new sensitivity filter is censoring their work
Instagram users around the platform share one central concern right now: that the app’s new sensitive content filter is blocking…
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This 8-course, 160-hour cybersecurity package can turn you into a certified ethical hacker
TLDR: The How to Hack from Beginner to Ethical Hacking Certification courses can be a brilliant introduction to a whole…
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8 Great Samsung Tablets for Video Streaming, Doodling, and Checking Emails
Staff, Courtesy of Samsung As one of the best-known makers of computer displays, Samsung tablets shine with their excellent screens.…
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A missing ampersand locked some users out of their Chromebooks
A major bug in a recent Chrome OS release (91.0.4472.147) left some users bricked out of their Chromebooks. Reddit, in…
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Oh no… Mark Zuckerberg wants to build a metaverse
Imagine living in a virtual space that merges the physical and digital worlds — and is built by Facebook. It…
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Watch a Tiny Nuke Throw a Tower of Water More Than a Half-Mile High
Atomic Tests Channel/YouTube In 1958, the U.S. military detonated a nuclear bomb underwater. A remastered video shows the raw power…
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Workers for Google Pittsburgh contractor HCL reach tentative union contract
The United Steelworkers Union (USW) said Friday it has reached a tentative contract deal with a sub-contractor for Google Pittsburgh.…
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What will the EV battery of the future look like?
“Gigafactories” could one day be churning out millions of electric vehicle batteries in the UK. The government has already committed…
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You’ll Never Have to Worry About Shutting Off Your Sprinkler Again With This Hose Watering Timer
Let’s set the scene: You’re in your dream home, all the walls are beautifully painted, and you have your interior…
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The Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony was filled with some of gaming’s greatest tunes
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics kicked off this morning, and tunes from classic video games played as…
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Lil Uzi Vert is buying a planet — here’s how long it takes to get there
Friends! Have you heard the news? Musician Lil Uzi Vert is trying to buy a planet? Named WASP-127 b, this is…
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Listen Up — Amazon’s Offering $100 Off the MacBook Air Right Now
Not to sound dramatic, but the most devastating breakups I’ve ever had are with my laptops. One of them was…
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Amazon to investigate allegations of harassment and discrimination in its AWS unit
Amazon will investigate allegations of discrimination and harassment within its Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit, following an employee petition that…
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Google launches Intrinsic: a new company to build software for industrial robots
Google’s parent-company Alphabet has a birth to announce: a new company called Intrinsic which will focus on building software for…
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Apple MagSafe Battery Pack review: convenience over capacity
Apple’s new MagSafe Battery Pack is a white rectangle you can stick to the back of an iPhone 12 to…
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Arm’s cheap and flexible plastic microchip could create an ‘internet of everything’
If you think microchips are ubiquitous now, appearing in everything from washing machines to lampposts, just wait until circuits can…
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MacBook Air with 13-inch Mini LED display reportedly on the way for 2022
Apple plans to announce a redesigned MacBook Air with a 13.3-inch Mini LED display in the middle of 2022, according…
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Thinking of booking a space trip? Here are 6 things to consider
It’s been a momentous month for space-faring billionaires. On July 11, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson’s Unity “rocket-plane” flew him…
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What we know about the innumerable planets outside of our solar system
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to…
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