Google held its "Launch Night In" event on Wednesday, the pandemic version of its annual hardware reveal. The company announced its latest phones, speaker, and streaming device. Pixel 4a 5G ($499) and Pixel 5 ($699)The Google Pixel 5 in Sorta S… - 27 mins ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:39pm -
Is there anything more frustrating than unreliable internet? If you're someone who works from home, likes to scroll during your Netflix and Chill time, or simply has a lot of housemates all eating up the internet at the same time, then a WiFi mesh sy… - 31 mins ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:35pm -
The chatter going into the first 2020 presidential debate was that climate change wouldn't get much, if any, discussion.But the debate's moderator, Fox News journalist Chris Wallace, threw a wildcard. "I'd like to talk about climate change," Wallace… - 34 mins ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:32pm -
After teasing everyone with news of the Pixel 5 last month, Google unveiled its latest flagship phone at its virtual hardware event on Wednesday. The company also announced the Pixel 4a 5G.The Pixel 4a 5G starts at $499 and the Pixel 5 starts at $69… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:10pm -
Seattle joined NYC as the second city in the Unites States to guarantee Lyft and Uber drivers a minimum wage. The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a city ordinance Tuesday to pay drivers on ride-hailing platforms such as Lyft and Uber a mini… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 2:58pm -
This year, Google’s annual hardware event consisted of a brisk 30 minutes of pre-recorded promotional videos, but the company managed to pack a number of new product announcements into that time. To make things easy for you, here’s a quick rundow… - 10 mins ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:56pm -
Six months ago, millions of workers left their offices for the last time without realizing it. Many would be laid off because of the pandemic, but for those fortunate to keep their jobs, some of their employers still haven’t determined whether they… - 52 mins ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:14pm -
Yesterday, Baltimore-based fintech company Facet Wealth said it raised $25 million in financing as it readies a new business line pitching financial planning as an employment benefit to businesses looking to recruit top talent. Employment benefit pac… - 1 hour ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:38pm -
Google has been pushing forward the capabilities of what a smartphone can do when it comes to one of the device’s most basic — if these days, often overlooked — features: phone calls. In previous years, the company launched Call Screen to vet y… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 2:59pm -
In a newly released letter, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued words of warning to the SEC over Palantir’s efforts to take the company public, cautioning the regulatory body over details the progressive congresswoman says were “omitted… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 2:56pm -
We live in an increasingly connected world. It’s estimated that there will be about 260 million internet-connected devices in the U.S. by 2020, and the next wave of these devices will push our data demand even further. New Bluetooth advanceme… - 7 Jan 20, 6:00pm -
Starting a business is not an easy decision to make. Building a company requires work and money as well, and time. The resources of time, work, and money mean you will have to make sacrifices to start your business. It takes someone who has a lot of… - 7 Jan 20, 5:00pm -
The popularity of wedding drone photography is constantly rising. It’s not surprising because these flying machines can take really amazing photos and videos. But many people still aren’t sure about the necessity of aerial photography at wedding… - 7 Jan 20, 4:00pm -
Elana Medo has dedicated many decades of her life to making mother’s milk available to premature babies. Now a questionable trade secret lawsuit threatens to destroy her life’s work and leave preterm infants without access to life-saving milk. T… - 7 Jan 20, 3:00pm -
Paper is an essential commodity for office operations. Most conventional offices rely on paper for completing the simplest tasks. Even after digitization, the dream of a completely paperless office is far from reality. Humans are used to a standard… - 7 Jan 20, 2:00pm -
Disney+ added a new feature called GroupWatch that allows up to seven people to watch the same show or movie together across multiple devices. Anyone participating in a GroupWatch stream can pause, play, rewind, or fast forward the content. The M… - 33 mins ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:33pm -
Researchers have determined that while cats can become infected with coronavirus and even pass it to other cats, they build strong immunity against reinfection. The study could prove beneficial in the development of vaccines against the virus.… - 1 hour ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:04pm -
If you're in the market for AirPods, today is a good day to finally pull the trigger. Head over to Amazon right now and you'll find $30 discounts on both the AirPods Pro and AirPods 2, plus an even bigger $40 discount on AirPods 2 with Wireless Charg… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:35pm -
Google revealed four new devices at its Launch Night In event on Wednesday, September 30th. The Pixel 5, Pixel 4a (5G), Chromecast with Google TV, and Nest Audio were all officially confirmed, although all four devices had been seen in multiple lea… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:06pm -
The latest coronavirus update from White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci included a bit of a departure from his usual focus on a diplomatic persona, given all the competing constituencies he has to speak to and work with. In a recent interv… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 2:39pm -
For just about his entire life, Ron Smith has been a subject of a scientific inquiry. At birth, in 1972, he was studied by scientists, and then assessed again at age three to document his physical fitness, mental health and intelligence. Every few ye… - 27 Jun 17, 9:43am -
Kevin Feige still has hope for Blade’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Stephen Amell wants a more socially-minded Oliver Queen on Arrow. Plus, one familiar face will not return to American Horror Story next season, and new pictures from th… - 27 Jun 17, 9:34am -
By now we’ve all heard the biggest news of 2017, fated in the heavens for eons before humanity’s earliest ancestors walked the savannahs: There’s an eclipse this August 21st, and it’s carving a path right through these great United States of… - 27 Jun 17, 9:28am -
The RoboVac 11 from Eufy (a division of Anker) is one of your favorite robotic vacuums, and in my own testing, it’s every bit as good—and far quieter—than my Roomba. So if it’s been on your radar, our readers can save $20 today with promo cod… - 27 Jun 17, 8:34am -
Forbes recently released its list of the richest person in every state. But when we’re talking about so much money, it can be hard to wrap our heads around just how wealthy these people are. But don’t worry, Gizmodo is here to help.Read more... - 27 Jun 17, 7:30am -
The Pixel 5 arrived Wednesday at Google's Launch Night In event, actually a few weeks earlier than expected in a year when the pandemic is delaying smartphone launches left and right. But the September launch isn’t the only thing that’s different… - 15 mins ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:51pm -
Google said Tuesday that it would extend the period during which customers could make unlimited calls using Google Meet until March 31, 2021, ending speculation that it would end the free period on September 30.While that might be good news for those… - 1 hour ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:39pm -
We put popular Bluetooth wireless and true wireless earbud models through their paces to find the best in the bunch. - 4 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 1:22pm -
At long last, Microsoft is ready to address the most significant shortcoming of Windows on ARM devices: the inability to run the common 64-bit code for X86 chips.In a blog post on Wednesday, Microsoft said that 64-bit support was due in November, tho… - 5 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 12:16pm -
Let’s say you need to send a private message to a group of people, but you’re afraid one of them will leak the message elsewhere, and you won’t know who. Fast Forward Labs has a rough-and-ready solution that will expose anyone who publicly copi… - 27 Jun 17, 10:00am -
Fresh figs are luxury items: they’re so delicious, so expensive (in my neck of the woods, Peapod.com is selling them for $1.17 a piece) and so tragically short-lived. All too often, in my experience (Is it me? My refrigerator?) after I’ve decided… - 27 Jun 17, 9:00am -
The Grapevine Everything You Wanted to Know About the Migos, Joe Budden, Chris Brown Fights but Were Afraid to Ask | Deadspin 10 Years After The Chris Benoit Killings, Pro Wrestling Still Can’t Fix Itself | Jezebel The Tabloids Are Having a Hard… - 26 Jun 17, 6:03pm -
Verizon-owned social media platform Tumblr, along with a laundry list of other Yahoo services, is potentially locking users out of their accounts due to an ending partnership between Yahoo and AT&T, according to Techcrunch. If you’re a Tumblr, Flic… - 26 Jun 17, 6:00pm -
We’re living in a time of secrets. Whether it’s the health-care bill, Russia’s secret connection with our recent election, or the lies we all tell, secrets plague us all. In this episode of The Upgrade, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of “Ev… - 26 Jun 17, 5:00pm -
After months of rumors, Google’s Pixel 5 smartphone is here. The company announced the handset during an event this afternoon and, as we expected, it’s quite different from the flagship smartphones we’ve seen as of late. Instead of introducing… - 1 hour ago, 30 Sep 20, 4:05pm -
Soft robotics is a rapidly growing field with applications ranging from prosthetics to space exploration. Now a research team out of Yale University has taken the technology one step further with the invention of smart, robotic fabric that can change… - 1 hour ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:54pm -
Android’s machine learning renaissance is coming to the Photos app, company executives announced during Wednesday’s gloriously brief Pixel 5 live stream event.To start, Google plans to augment its already useful image auto-enhance feature with ma… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:28pm -
There still aren’t too many Windows 10 PCs or laptops on the market with ARM-based processors, but folks who do have those machines will soon be able to run 64-bit x64 apps on them. Microsoft says it will at last roll out 64x emulation to Windows I… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:14pm -
It’s time for the fall phone launch season to begin and, unlike previous years, the first flagship out of the gate is the Pixel 5. At $599, it certainly undercuts its major competition on price. But how much power does Google’s new handset actual… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:01pm -
I've been monitoring this for some time and can happily report that Tardigrades (previously at Boing Boing) have finally matched and surpassed the high water mark of popularity that they enjoyed in the 1830s.According to Google Ngram, the string… - 1 hour ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:41pm -
I use this cheap illuminated magnifying glass to identify loose components: capacitors, integrated circuits, diodes, resistors. The markings on some of the components (like the tiny capacitors) are so small that I can't even see them, let alone make… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:30pm -
Adam Savage built a cool bench/storage box that looks like a shipping container. He used vinyl wrap stickers with photos of shipping container sides to the wooden panels of the bench for an ultra-realistic look. He credits me with letting him know… - 2 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 3:16pm -
The Action Lab Man ran an important experiment to determine if a Venus Flytrap will eat and digest a jelly bean. Interestingly, the Flytrap did eat it, and once started to digest the jelly bean, it slobbered on the counter, which attracted ants. - 3 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 1:41pm -
In a Harvard University test, type-2 diabetics' blood sugar levels were found to be more strongly affected by perceived sugar levels of a sweet drink than its actual sugar levels.From Real Clear Science:In actuality, the two beverages were th… - 4 hours ago, 30 Sep 20, 1:34pm -
Determining the source of locked accounts can be difficult and time-consuming. Use this technique to help troubleshoot this problem. - 20 Jul 17, 2:29pm -
If you constantly log in and out of your servers with ssh, Jack Wallen shows you how to make this task a bit more efficient, with the help of ssh-agent. - 20 Jul 17, 1:07pm -
Countly is a powerful tool that can enable various types of data analysis. Here's how to install this server app on the Ubuntu platform. - 20 Jul 17, 11:12am -
A recent blog from Senrio detailed a new flaw called Devil's Ivy, found in an open source code library, that could be used to hijack security cameras and for other nefarious purposes. - 20 Jul 17, 11:09am -
