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   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] How Porky Pig Works From Home This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. In the debate about whether the pandemic will permanently end office jobs, Bob Bergen has a compelling message about the … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Nintendo Direct Mini: Start time, how to watch, and what to expect What will get announced? Your guess is as good as mine. Nintendo If you’re interested in the nitty gritty of Nintendo related game releases, you’ve most likely sat through an episode of … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] More Resignations, but No Sign Yet of a Change in Gaming Culture “They just purge the evildoers and think that they’re OK, not realizing that they’re all complicit and that there’s a culture that devalues women,” said Professor Gray, who studies the gaming industry. … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Maserati Levante GTS SUV: review, photos, features, and verdict I tested a 2020 Maserati Levante GTS SUV that with thousands in options stickered at approximately $136,000. The Maserati Levante GTS has a 550-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V8 engine, plus a gorgeous red interior. The Levante GTS … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Facebook loses Disney Plus ad dollars amid boycott, report says Critics, and some big brands, are unhappy with how Facebook handles misinformation and hate speech. Angela Lang/CNET As Facebook deals with an ad boycott put together by civil rights groups, the social network has … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Trump campaign runs anti-TikTok ads on Facebook and Instagram The Trump campaign is now running political ads on Facebook and Instagram that accuse TikTok of “spying” on users. The ads, launched Friday, encourage users to sign a petition banning TikTok, the viral app that’s … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Twitter says hackers downloaded data from up to 8 accounts Angela Lang/CNET Twitter said late Friday that hackers who hijacked the accounts of high-profile users including former US President Barack Obama and Microsoft founder Bill Gates to tweet out a bitcoin scam this week also downloaded the … Read more

[responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside   OAKLAND, Calif. — A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political, corporate and cultural elites this week began with a teasing message between two hackers late Tuesday on the online messaging platform Discord. “yoo … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] F.T.C.’s Facebook Investigation May Stretch Past Election Last July, the F.T.C. announced a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over violations of a 2011 consent decree over data abuses. Mr. Simons has said the fine is one of his proudest achievements as the lead … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Microsoft Discontinues Xbox One X, Xbox One S Digital Edition This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The Xbox One now carries two fewer members of its family, with Microsoft announcing it will discontinue both the … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Twitter gets hacked / NBC's streaming service Peacock debuts / TikTok in the US is threatened The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Russell Brandom, and Julia Alexander discuss an unprecedented Twitter hack this week, the release of NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock, and the … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Pencil Kings Is Producing Working Artists. You Can Join Them For Under $35 This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. For anyone who has ever considered the art school route to a career in commercial art, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Pay $40 for a Sam’s Club membership, get $45 in gift cards Pay $40 to join for a year, get $45 back to spend at the store. Sam’s Club If you’ve always wanted to join a warehouse club but didn’t relish the idea of … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Airbnb Was Like a Family, Until the Layoffs Started An Airbnb spokesman said that the groups focused on user safety were the same size as before the layoffs and that the company assessed its support staffing levels daily. “Brian has always made clear that … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Brave New World on Peacock a chilling dystopia in Ikea gray Alden Ehrenreich explores a Brave New World. NBC/Peacock When I first read Aldous Huxley’s famous 1932 novel Brave New World, I expected something fusty and old-fashioned. I wasn’t prepared for how scathingly direct … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos named co-CEO with Reed Hastings Netflix’s content chief Ted Sarandos has been named co-CEO with Reed Hastings, the company announced on Thursday. Sarandos was also elected to the board of directors and will remain in his role as chief … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] A Partial Supernova Flung This White Dwarf Across the Milky Way This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Image credit: Sephirohq (CC BY SA 3.0) Supernovas, by their nature, often don’t leave a lot of star … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Twitter says Bitcoin hackers had access to ‘internal systems and tools’ Twitter said Wednesday that a “coordinated social engineering attack” was behind a hack that compromised high-profile accounts. The attack “successfully targeted some of our employees,” the company said, giving hackers access to “internal … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] 2021 Ford Bronco Sport vs. Jeep Compass: Small SUVs are still rugged Yep, it’s a rugged little thing. Ford While us dirt-heads are all twitterpated over the new Ford Bronco, you shouldn’t overlook its baby brother, the Bronco Sport. This smaller crossover isn’t just … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] The Struggle for the Urban Soundscape Videos by Erin Brethauer and Tim Hussin I remember a night of insomnia a few weeks after the pandemic began. As I lay in bed early that March morning, my mind racing, the robins began to sing—a silver … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Google invests $4.5 billion in Reliance Jio Google is to invest $4.5 billion into Indian internet company Jio Platforms, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai confirmed on Wednesday. Jio Platforms owns India’s biggest telecoms provider Reliance Jio as well as a suite of homegrown apps … Read more