[ad_1] ‘Did you… ‘NASA just witnessed its biggest methane gas emission on Mars Alright, stop giggling at the back. NASA confirmed that the Curiosity rover recently detected the “largest amount of methane ever measured during the mission.” The levels were enough to pause the rover’s activities as scientists sought more answers: Methane is a gas […]
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Target’s Deal Day challenges Amazon’s Prime event
[ad_1] Mark Tritton, Target’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, said that Target.com One-Day Sale last year was one of its “biggest days of the year for online sales.” He added: “This year, we’re giving guests more discounts across even more of our assortment with two days to save on hundreds of thousands of […]
Now Duolingo teaches the world’s five most common languages
[ad_1] The courses are available on Android, iOS and the web. Whether or not you need to know Arabic, this marks an important milestone for Duolingo — it now teaches the five most commonly spoken languages on the planet. You can generally assume that Duolingo will help you settle in a new country or make […]
Facebook tests controls that turn off those angry red notification dots
[ad_1] Facebook is testing the ability to toggle Notification Dots of the specific tab in the app This should address the long annoyance of tabs showing notification dots that don’t spark joy for the user pic.twitter.com/vtBLkbjKtE — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) June 1, 2019 The bright red dots (officially known as badges) appear on the […]
Facebook will share data on hate speech suspects with French courts
[ad_1] The company has previously provided French judges with data it has related to people suspected of terrorism and violent acts. Facebook’s head of global affairs Nick Clegg and O met last week, and the company has reportedly agreed to expand its data sharing practices to hate speech suspects. Engadget has contacted Facebook for comment. […]
New Yorkers are losing the Public Library’s free movie streaming
[ad_1] In 2017, the New York Public Library (NYPL) struck a deal with Kanopy allowing any library cardholder to use the streaming service for free. That gave library users access to 30,000 movies including recent hits like Moonlight, Lady Bird and The Florida Project. It also offered access to harder to find movies which were […]
StubHub’s ticket loyalty program offers VIP access
[ad_1] You will have to be one of StubHub’s most lavish spenders to qualify, though. The initial form of Beyond auto-enrolls US customers who’ve spent at least $10,000 in tickets over the past 12 months — this is for the kind of person who insists on the best seats and always has the money to […]
Google Drive tests a full offline storage mode in Chrome
[ad_1] Google is currently accepting applications for a new beta that will allow testers to mark the non-Google files they want for offline access. Unfortunately, only G Suite organizations can apply to be part of the testing period, and those who do get the chance to use it early can only take advantage of the […]
Outage in Netherlands knocks out emergency services for hours
[ad_1] The Dutch were given a frightening lesson about society’s reliance on technology. A major telecommunications outage knocked Netherland’s version of 911 offline for a few hours on Monday, reported Reuters. The outage originated on Royal KPN’s network and impacted both landlines and mobile phones. It’s unclear what caused the event, though KPN has ruled […]
BET+ streaming service launches this fall with Tyler Perry’s help
[ad_1] The service doesn’t yet have pricing, but it will be ad-free. It should launch on Android and iOS as well as “other streaming devices” (read: set-top boxes and smart TVs). BET’s free channel on Pluto TV will stick around, though it’s clearly focused on back catalog material. There is a risk that BET+ will […]