[ad_1] Recreational marijuana use may be legal in ten states, but those in the corridors of power aren’t keen on top-level CEOs lighting up in public. After getting heat from NASA, Elon Musk — who took a drag on Joe Rogan’s podcast in September — could now be in hot water with the Pentagon, too. […]
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The Morning After: Tim’s Apple joke
[ad_1] Re-review.Nintendo Switch revisited: Two years makes a big difference Nintendo’s bet on portability has paid off well: While other consoles are stuck under your TV, the Switch lets you bring your favorite games just about anywhere. Despite specs that don’t seem to compare to high-powered 4K-ready systems, it maintains a growing selection of innovative […]
Valve laid off 13 employees working on virtual reality
[ad_1] “Last month, 13 full time employees were let go and a portion of our contractor agreements were terminated,” a spokesperson said. “It’s an unfortunate part of business, but does not represent any major changes at the company. We thank those affected for their contribution and wish them well in future endeavors.” UploadVR found the […]
Update Chrome now as attackers are ‘actively exploiting’ a bug
[ad_1] Google Chrome tends to auto update quickly and silently, but you may want to make sure you’re on the latest version right now, as the company announced a zero-day vulnerability that it said attackers are “actively exploiting.” As Chrome security engineer Justin Schuh explained in a series of tweets, the thing that makes this […]
J Dilla-inspired sampler makes it easy to create beats on your phone
[ad_1] If you ask Elf Audio’s Marek Bereza, many music samplers are too fussy — you’re focused more on making tiny edits than, well, making music. He’s trying to remedy that with his new Koala sampler. Inspired by the late J Dilla’s knack for creating tracks with a BOSS SP-303, the iOS app is not […]
Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon return to Earth starting at 2 AM ET
[ad_1] Just about a week after launching on its inaugural voyage, the SpaceX Crew Dragon has one more step to complete: returning to Earth. First, the uncrewed spacecraft will undock from the International Docking Adapter on the ISS that it has called home for the last few days, which is scheduled to occur at about […]
Disney’s streaming service will include its entire movie library
[ad_1] “The service, which I mentioned earlier is going to launch later in the year, is going to combine what we call library product, movies, and television, with a lot of original product as well, movies and television. And at some point fairly soon after launch it will house the entire Disney motion picture library, […]
YouTube adds fact checks to search results on sensitive topics
[ad_1] “As part of our ongoing efforts to build a better news experience on YouTube, we are expanding our information panels to bring fact checks from eligible publishers to YouTube,” a spokesperson from YouTube told Engadget. “We are launching this feature in India and plan to roll this out in more countries as time goes […]
Music streaming services are fighting a big royalties increase
[ad_1] Early last year, the CRB approved a rate hike that would increase royalties by 43.8 percent over a five-year period. The decision wasn’t officially published until this February, at which time a 30-day window for appeals opened, and it looks like the major players are not going to keep quiet. Well, all but one. […]
Facebook only cares about privacy because it has to
[ad_1] That’s great and all, but why is Facebook suddenly interested in taking this approach? After all, the company has built its entire business model around people sharing things publicly. While Zuckerberg has been hinting at this new strategy in recent earnings calls, it’s now clear that it’s no longer just an idea. It will […]