Apple's iPad mini is back on sale for an all-time low of $400
Here's a quick PSA for anyone who has been looking to pick up Apple's iPad mini: The 64GB version of the diminutive tablet is back on sale for $400 at Amazon and Best Buy, matching the lowest price...
View ArticleNASA's 38-year-old science satellite falls safely to Earth
NASA's 38-year-old dead satellite has returned to Earth without incident. The Defense Department has confirmed that the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) reentered the atmosphere off the Alaskan...
View ArticleYouTube will begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators on February 1st
YouTube's long-awaited revenue-sharing program for Shorts creators is nearly ready. Starting today, the company is rolling out a new Partner Program agreement ahead of February 1st, when creators can...
View ArticleMeta rolls out AI ad-targeting tech in an effort to reduce discrimination
Meta is acting on its vow to reduce ad discrimination through technology. The company is rolling out a Variance Reduction System (VRS) in the US that ensures the real audience for an ad more closely...
View ArticleInstagram's redesigned home screen ditches the shopping tab
Were you irked that Instagram's shopping obsession relegated the "new post" button to a corner? You're not alone. Instagram has revealed a home screen refresh, due in February, that axes the Shop tab...
View ArticleThe first-ever UK space flight fails to reach orbit
Virgin Orbit's historic "Start Me Up" mission launched from Spaceport Cornwell on January 9th as planned, but it has failed to reach orbit and has ultimately ended in failure. If you follow the the...
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HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ successfully trades hordes of monsters for emotional...
I’ve been captivated by The Last of Us since I first played it shortly after it was released for the PS3 way back in 2013. Its ruined, dangerous but somehow beautiful post-pandemic world was...
View ArticleMeta's first Quest VR headset will no longer get any feature updates
In an email sent to users, Meta said it will continue supporting Quest 1 with a few — but pretty big — changes. While owners can still use the device and the apps available for it, the Quest 1 will no...
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Microsoft's VALL-E AI can mimic any voice from a short audio sample
Microsoft has shown off its latest research in text-to-speech AI with a model called VALL-E that can simulate someone's voice from just a three-second audio sample, Ars Technica has reported. The...
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The Morning After: Instagram redesign kills the shopping tab
Instagram has revealed a home screen refresh, due in February, that axes the Shop tab and moves the Create button back to the center of the bottom navigation bar. The social network's Adam Mosseri said...
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DJI's lightweight RS 3 Mini camera stabilizer is designed to be used with one...
Where DJI's RS 3 and RS 3 Pro stabilizers were about maximum convenience and power, the company's latest is designed to reduce as much weight as possible. The new RS 3 Mini weighs in at just 1.8...
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The best fast chargers for 2023
Now that companies like Apple, Google and Samsung are no longer including power adapters with new phones, getting the right charger for your device is a little trickier than it used to be. And while it...
View ArticleApple will reportedly use in-house wireless chips in iPhones by 2025
Apple's long-rumored plans to use its own wireless chipsets in iPhones may be solidifying. Bloombergsources claim Apple is not only prepping its first cellular modem (now slated for late 2024 or early...
View ArticleAmazon brings Prime shipping to more third-party sites on January 31st
Like it or not, Amazon is expanding Prime to cover more of the web. The company says it's making Buy with Prime "widely available" to eligible third-party sites in the US on January 31st. More shops...
View ArticleCoinbase is laying off another 950 workers amid a crypto market downturn
Coinbase is letting another 950 employees go, seven months after it cut 1,100 jobs. In a note to staff, the company's CEO Brian Armstrong said that amid a downturn in the crypto market and the broader...
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NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travel
NASA is still willing to fund unusual concepts in its bid to advance space exploration. The agency is handing out $175,000 initial study grants to 14 projects that could be useful for missions in and...
View ArticleFacebook and Instagram will limit ads targeting teens based on gender (updated)
Meta is taking more steps to limit potentially harmful ad campaigns. The company is placing more restrictions on advertisers' ability to target teens. From February onward, Facebook and Instagram will...
View ArticleWhat an 'oddball' star in the Cygnus cluster can teach us about how masers...
Like going to the store to buy dog food and coming back with a duck, researchers with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory may have uncovered a significant insight into how masers (nature's lasers)...
View ArticleHyundai managed to put its 'crab-walking' e-Corner technology into an Ioniq EV
Five years after debuting at CES 2018, Hyundai’s e-Corner technology is closer to reality. Following its most recent appearance at CES 2021, the system was on display at last week’s show. And this time...
View Article‘TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’ hits iOS and Android as a Netflix mobile exclusive
If you’re looking for a game to play right now and you have a Netflix subscription, it’s worth checking out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. It just hit iOS and Android mobile as a...
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