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An Update on the Fourth Industrial Revolution 2021-03-01 07:00:00We are in the midst of what many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This is a time of disruption, massive change, opportunities, and signif

Successful Phishers Make Slim Gains in 2020 2021-02-24 13:25:47Catastrophic events, like a pandemic, coupled with hasty technological change such as many people forced to work from home immediately, have been a ri

Lessons Learned From the SolarWinds Supply Chain Hack 2021-02-23 18:10:15In a recent Linux Foundation blog post titled "Preventing Supply Chain Attacks like SolarWinds," the foundation's Director of Open Source Supply Ch

Silver Sparrow Malware Hatched on 30,000 Macs 2021-02-23 07:00:00Nearly 30,000 Macs have been infected with a new malware strain. Discovered by researchers at Red Canary, the malware has been sitting on it hosts wai

It's Time to Consider 3D Printed Homes 2021-02-22 07:00:00This emerging building method is far less wasteful, far faster, and far cheaper to build much sturdier homes. The only real downside is that the skill

Researchers Repurpose Drugs to Fight COVID in Elderly 2021-02-18 12:41:22Researchers have discovered a way to identify existing drugs that can be potentially repurposed to fight COVID-19 in the elderly. The researchers said

How Biometric Authentication Methods Will Revamp the Commerce 2021-02-17 08:00:00As they become more prominent, consumers will enjoy shopping experiences that no longer rely on payments from a piece of plastic with a four-digit pin

A New Twist to Virtual Desktop Cloud Computing 2021-02-16 10:00:00Desktop as a Service provider Shells offers a new component to virtual cloud computing. It brings Linux distros and Windows 10 to any computer, mobile

The Future of Cybersecurity in 2021 and Beyond 2021-02-16 08:00:00Cybersecurity experts predict that in 2021 there will be a cyberattack incident every 11 seconds. This is nearly twice what it was in 2019, and four t

The Evolving Future of the Office 2021-02-15 07:00:00I participated in a group analyst event several weeks ago about companies converting their offices into collections of meeting rooms. We couldn't pic

Wearable Device Aims to Diminish Distractions, Sharpen Focus 2021-02-11 07:00:00Foci is a "Focus Wearable" device by U.K.-based company Tinylogics that combines cognitive biometrics with artificial intelligence and machine learn

Hacker Attempts to Poison Florida City's Water Supply 2021-02-10 07:06:00A cyber intruder broke into the computer network of the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Fla. and attempted to poison it with lye. News of the attac

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Samsung’s 76-inch MicroLED TV will be its smallest 2021-03-02 10:00:00Samsung’s pricey MicroLED line is about to get more affordable, but it certainly won't be cheap.

Overclock at your own risk: Intel axes its 2021-03-02 09:56:00The days when you could overclock your Intel “K” or “KF” chip with impunity, while liquid nitrogen vapor wafted through the lo

Microsoft Teams hardware will join new presenter modes 2021-03-02 09:00:00Microsoft’s determined march to make Microsoft Teams the dominant platform for online videoconferencing and collaboration continued on Tuesday w

Microsoft still loves smart devices, rolling out Azure 2021-03-02 09:00:00Microsoft may have given up on smart speakers for the consumer, but the company hasn’t given up on letting others build intelligent devices base

Google beefs up Workspace with new apps, and 2021-03-02 08:00:00Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides have traditionally been the cornerstone of Google Workspace Essentials. Now you can add Chat, Jamboard, and Calendar,

Best online tax-filing software 2021: TurboTax, H&R Block, 2021-03-02 06:30:00It’s tax time again, not that you needed reminding. It shows up at the same time every year, ready, willing, and able to escort you down a finan

Asus ROG Flow X13 Review: This laptop breaks 2021-03-02 06:00:00The Asus ROG Flow X13 is a laptop that breaks all the conventions. It looks like a typical ultraportable, but its CPU performance rivals or surpasses

Tailwind iQ3 smart automatic garage controller review: Cool 2021-03-02 06:00:00This affordable opener can detect your car’s presence and automatically open your garage door, but it’s too rough around the edges to reco

Blower-style RTX 3090 cards are disappearing, and that's 2021-03-01 12:06:00Both Nvidia and AMD switched from blower-style to axial-fan coolers for their in-house reference cards in recent years, and it was a good decision. Ax

Intel 670p SSD review: Faster where it matters 2021-03-01 12:00:00It’s glad tidings that the Intel 670p SSD finally makes 4-bit QLC NAND perform well enough to compete with TLC NVMe drives. The drive had no iss

Intel's new 670p SSD is tuned for the 2021-03-01 12:00:00Intel’s newly released 670p M.2 NVMe SSD will offer better performance for “real world” usage loads that regular nerds care about, t

How to create strong, secure passwords by learning 2021-03-01 05:54:00Create stronger, more secure passwords: We are nagged to do it all the time, but few of us actually make the effort. Meanwhile, passwords continue to

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Daily Crunch: Google swears off ad-tracking 2021-03-03 18:10:45Google says it’s focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting, Okta acquires Auth0 and a flying taxi startup raises $241 million. Thi

As activist investors loom, what’s next for Box? 2021-03-03 17:53:32Activist investors will only sit still for so long, and when they take action, it usually involves one of two approaches: Replace the leadership team

Cashify raises $15 million for its second-hand smartphone 2021-03-03 17:26:45Tens of millions of people each year purchase a second-hand smartphone in India, the world’s second largest market. Phone makers and giant onlin

Bank of America is bringing VR instruction to 2021-03-03 17:13:52As consumer VR begins to have a moment following years of heavy investment from Facebook and other tech giants, corporate America is similarly beginni

Twitter tests new e-commerce features for tweets 2021-03-03 17:10:34Twitter confirmed it’s testing a new way to display tweets that link out to e-commerce product pages — like products on a Shopify store, f

Okta acquires cloud identity startup Auth0 for $6.5B 2021-03-03 16:34:36As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it’s buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. The company

Toro acquires robotic tractor/snow blower maker, Left Hand 2021-03-03 15:15:29Toro this week announced its intentions to acquire Left Hand Robotics. The Colorado-based startup (not to be confused with Righthand Robotics) is a na

Amazon Fire TV expands live TV features, adds 2021-03-03 14:31:05Amazon is rolling out a new experience for its Fire TV platform that puts more focus on subscription-free streaming and other live content. The compan

Dear Sophie: Can you demystify the H-1B process 2021-03-03 14:22:00Can you help demystify the H-1B process and provide any tips? We also want to hire an Australian and transfer their E-3. How quickly can this be done?

Bottomless closes $4.5M Series A to scale its 2021-03-03 14:10:59As a devoted coffee drinker I was enthused by the idea of Bottomless. The Y Combinator-backed startup sends its users coffee as they run low so that t

11 words and phrases to cut from your 2021-03-03 13:34:17Weeks or even months of working on your pitch deck could come down to the 170 seconds (on average) that investors spend looking at it. 

Version 2 of Google’s Flutter toolkit adds support 2021-03-03 13:18:39At an online event, Google today announced Flutter 2, the newest version of its open-source UI toolkit for building portable apps. While Flutter start

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Born in a Pandemic 2021-03-04 10:00:00

Marshall’s Mode II earbuds are stuck between rock 2021-03-04 10:00:00

Elgato’s new Light Strip can make your setup 2021-03-04 09:00:00

Eve is rolling out Thread support to more 2021-03-04 09:00:00

Amazon’s Halo fitness tracker is getting Alexa integration 2021-03-04 09:00:00

Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. is buying a majority 2021-03-04 08:21:11

Xiaomi’s $260 Redmi Note 10 Pro has a 2021-03-04 08:00:00

Senators call on FCC to quadruple base high-speed 2021-03-04 08:00:00

Amazon’s new Alexa app for Xbox brings visual 2021-03-04 07:05:58

Skydio drones reportedly owned by more than 20 2021-03-04 06:55:27

The next Moto 360 may have a Snapdragon 2021-03-03 21:12:40

New Nintendo Switch with 7-inch OLED screen coming 2021-03-03 21:06:30

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 spotted charging 22-80% in 16 2021-03-03 16:15:46 The upcoming Hyundai IONIQ 5 was spotted charging at an IONITY station by a German YouTuber, and it looks like the car could be the new champion of c

India offers big incentives to Tesla to establish 2021-03-03 14:10:58 India says that it is prepared to offer Tesla big incentives to establish an electric car factory in the country and beat Chinese prices. more&helli

How the US can achieve resilient power grids 2021-03-03 13:19:11 Electrek‘s Michelle Lewis asked Anthony Allard, EVP, head of North America, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, how the US can make its power grids more r

Green Deals: Automatically turn off appliances+ lights with 2021-03-03 12:42:24 Gosund (99% positive lifetime feedback) via Amazon is offering a 4-pack of its Wi-Fi Smart Plugs for $16.19 Prime shipped with the code H2JOUWSM and

Battery startup Ample announces autonomous swapping stations 2021-03-03 12:23:46 EV startup Ample today announced the rollout of its new modular battery swapping technology. A fully autonomous station deploys robots to remove and

Exclusive: $5,000 SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle production running 2021-03-03 11:16:31 In a surprise announcement, electric bike manufacturer SONDORS has reported that its low-cost electric motorcycle known as the SONDORS Metacycle is r

CSC Wiz review: Flying high at 43 mph 2021-03-03 10:33:53 Electric scooters or mopeds are becoming a more common sight on America’s roads. While some models are still fairly pricey, I got the chance to

Tesla is losing market shares to Ford Mustang 2021-03-03 10:20:22 Morgan Stanley is out with a new report stating that Tesla is losing market shares to the Ford Mustang Mach-E in the US. more… The post Tesla

EGEB: Moscow will have 1,000 electric buses by 2021-03-03 08:00:00 Moscow’s Department of Transport says all of its public transport vehicles will be electric by 2032. Smart electric motor company Turntide Tech

Elon Musk: Tesla aims to release new version 2021-03-03 06:13:05 Elon Musk says that Tesla aims to release new version of its Full Self-Driving Beta software with “Autosteer on city streets” next month,

Which electric vehicles still qualify for US federal 2021-03-03 01:03:00 As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge entering 2021, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax cre

Rivian R1T electric truck spotted in South Korea 2021-03-02 19:20:08 Rivian’s R1T, the upcoming electric pickup truck, was spotted driving on public roads in Suwon, South Korea. While we don’t know why it&r