[responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] TikTok surpasses 100 million monthly users in Europe Video app TikTok said on Monday it had surpassed 100 million monthly users in Europe. The company also has 1,600 employees in Europe. The numbers come as TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance in the US, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] A street artist in India is searching for his toilet masterpiece Ashwani Aggarwal at a design and architecture studio in New Delhi. James Martin/CNET By a roadside traffic police station across from a New Delhi elevated train line, Ashwani Aggarwal walked up to one … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] How an indestructible toilet in India could be the key to saving lives I am in a slum in Faridabad, India, south of New Delhi, surveying rundown toilets with a man named Mayank Midha. Behind us is a standing pond of sewage. Over to … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Facebook to remove false claims of antifa arson behind Oregon fires A Facebook spokesman said Saturday evening the company will remove false claims circulating on its platform about extremists setting fires in Oregon. The false rumors have alleged that members of the far-left antifa … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Nvidia close to buying Arm from SoftBank, says report James Martin/CNET Nvidia, which makes graphics processors, is close to buying chipmaker Arm from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, with a transaction set to be announced as soon as next week, Bloomberg reported Saturday, citing anonymous sources. … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] ‘Doom Patrol’ renewed for season 3 exclusively on HBO Max HBO Max announced on Saturday that it had renewed “Doom Patrol,” a former DC Universe original, for a third season exclusively for Max. DC publisher and creative chief Jim Lee told The Hollywood Reporter … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Forget AirPods. These wireless earbuds are all under $50, and they work great Lexy Savvides/CNET Popular wireless earbuds such as the AirPods or Galaxy Buds Plus can cost $150 or more (the new Galaxy Buds Live are $170), but you don’t necessarily need to spend … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] A COVID-19 outbreak unfolded after ICE flew detainees to Virginia The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency flew detainees to Virginia so federal agents could be deployed to Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC, in June, The Washington Post reported.  The immigration detainees … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Europe Feels the Squeeze as Tech Competition Heats Up Between U.S. and China BRUSSELS — Lacking a powerful technology sector of its own, the European Union has instead tried to carve out a space in the digital economy as the world’s regulatory superpower, leading … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] The Woman Taking Over TikTok at the Toughest Time Six weeks ago, as TikTok grappled with escalating tensions between the United States and China, the social media app’s top executives huddled together to figure out their next steps. Vanessa Pappas, 41, was worried. TikTok’s … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] For These Shows, Take a Hike There’s a moment late in “Cairns,” a lovely, peaceable sound walk created by the singer and scholar Gelsey Bell and presented by Here, in which Bell will ask you to do something drastic: Take out your earbuds. Maybe … Read more

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   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Apple Just Created Insane Rules for Cloud Gaming on iPhone This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Apple has maintained an iron grip on the iOS software ecosystem since the platform launched, but 2020 has brought … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Control’s Publisher Fails at Explaining Why Only New Buyers Get Free Upgrades [Updated] This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Update (9/11/2020): Yesterday, 505 Games accidentally gave PS4 owners who purchased the Digital Deluxe edition of … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Air Hockey, Portal, Even Zelda. Learn Video Game Creation By Building Your Versions Of Classic Games This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It’s also a really good way … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Former NASA Head Predicts Commercial Rockets Will Beat SLS This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Charlie Bolden ran NASA from 2009 until early 2017, and before that, he went into space four times as an … Read more