Thursday 31 May 2018

Netflix gets Shakespearian with Timothée Chalamet​ in The King - CNET

The King is based on Henry IV and Henry V. Don't worry, you don't have to have seen the first three Henrys.

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This tiny voice-controlled AR headset runs off your phone - CNET

Kopin's Golden-i Infinity is like a mini USB-C Google Glass for enterprise.

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Bethesda announces Fallout 76, California senate votes to protect net neutrality video - CNET

Today's major tech stories include Bethesda's Fallout 76, California taking steps to protect net neutrality and Google releasing its Expeditions app to the public.

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Use This 'Pain Scale' to Assess Your Mental Health

If you’ve ever been in the hospital recovering from a surgery, you know the health care providers will ask you to “rate” your pain on a scale of 1 to 10, so they can administer pain relief if you need it. But assessing mental-health distress doesn’t have a simple 1-10 scale, because mental health isn’t as…

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Streamline Group Vacation Planning With Kayak's New 'Trip Huddle' Feature

Planning trips with friends can be a tremendous and painful undertaking. Depending on your group, you’ll either end up with a bunch of people who just want you to figure everything out on your own (so they can complain about it when you do), or a group of highly-opinionated friends who all have their own ideas on what…

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Use a To-Do App to Take Notes

When out and about, I used to put all my ideas into a pocket notebook. Then I switched to emailing myself from my phone. Then I tried the Notes app. Now I put them in Wunderlist, a to-do app. It’s not my favorite to-do app—Microsoft even released another app to replace it—because I use my favorite to-do app for my…

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Nokia sells Withings health division in restructuring effort - CNET

The health tech company is returning to co-founder Eric Carreel.

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The best of AmazonBasics: PC accessories - CNET

From USB hubs to gaming keyboard, we tried a wide range of AmazonBasics PC accessories to see where you can save without sacrificing quality.

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Would you watch a full-length VR movie? Hugo Weaving's making one - CNET

Can the Matrix and Lord of the Rings star keep you in a helmet for a whole film?

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Alcatel’s 1X is the only Android Go phone you can buy in the US

A version of the Alcatel 1X (the US model has a fingerprint sensor on the back)

Alcatel’s first phone running Android Go, the 1X, will go on sale in the US next week for $100. Not only is this Alcatel’s first device running Google’s optimized OS for cheaper phones, it’s also the one and only phone running it that’s currently for sale in the United States.

Technically, ZTE beat Alcatel with the launch of an Android Go phone in March, but ZTE has since been banned from buying US components and is basically sitting dormant until the ban is lifted. So thanks to an unlikely series of events involving US sanctions on Iran and North Korea, Alcatel gets this dubious honor. (And it won’t be alone for long: the Nokia 2.1 launches with Android Go in July.)

The 1X isn’t a particularly exciting phone, but that’s usually the case...

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Dell is reportedly working on a dual-screen Windows ARM device

Microsoft Andromeda device concept

Microsoft has long been rumored to be working on a foldable dual-screen device, much like the Courier concept. While we’ve only seen patents and third-party design concepts, there are now signs that Microsoft’s close OEM partners are working on similar devices. WinFuture reports that Dell is working on a similar dual-screen device that runs Windows 10 and an unreleased Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 ARM processor.

Dell’s device is reportedly codenamed “Januss,” and has been under development since last summer, but it’s not clear whether the device will ever come to market. Dell was working on mobile Windows devices before, and those devices were canceled. Microsoft also canceled its own Surface Mini device, just weeks before it was due to be...

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Apple’s WWDC 2018: iOS 12, macOS, and what else to expect

Firefox will stop hiding an important privacy feature: Tracking protection - CNET

Tracking protection, which keeps prying electronic eyes away, gets a promotion.

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I bought a Model 3 and immediately took it on a road trip - CNET

Who *doesn't* love driving a brand new car you barely understand more than 400 miles?

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'Unboxing' my new Tesla Model 3 - Roadshow

Tesla’s delivery process is unlike any car purchase I’ve ever made before.

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Paint your walls with these famous hues - CNET

We scanned these well-known shades, so you can paint your bedroom tractor green.

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3 unexpected ways to use your slow cooker - CNET

Don't buy more appliances. Just use your slow cooker.

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3 color sensor gadgets to take the pain out of paint matching - CNET

These color-capturing gadgets scan your walls to put the perfect paint color in the palm of your hand.

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The trick to clearing a cluttered Windows 10 workspace - CNET

Come on, everybody, let's do the Aero Shake!

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5 phones with the best battery life - CNET

If a long-life battery tops your list of phone needs, you can't do better than these. Did yours make the list?

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Tom Cruise back in the pilot's seat as Top Gun sequel begins - CNET

Great balls of fire!

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Red Dead Redemption 2: Everything we know - CNET

Rockstar's Western epic is back with a hotly anticipated prequel coming to consoles later this year. Here's a quick rundown of what to expect.

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Build or Upgrade a PC (Or Just Buy a New Hard Drive) With Amazon's One-Day Sale

Amazon just kicked off another big tech sale, this time focusing on PC parts and accessories, including <gasp> a number of reasonably-priced graphics cards.

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Pixel 2 vs. iPhone: Why Google's phone is the best upgrade - CNET

If you're a "lifelong" iPhone user, you might be tempted to skip the iPhone X and get a Pixel 2. And that's OK.

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20 games we want on the N64 Classic - CNET

After the success of the NES and SNES Classic, a Nintendo 64 Classic release is all but guaranteed. What games do you want to see on it? Here's our list.

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Google launches Q&A app to connect India's neighborhoods - CNET

Getting hyperlocal in Mumbai.

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Why that Solo: A Star Wars Story cameo is the best thing in the movie - CNET

Spoilers: Wait, isn't he dead?!

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Russian politicians call on Mark Zuckerberg to testify on privacy - CNET

Could the Facebook founder's apology tour take him further east?

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Model 3 and me video - CNET

I bought my very own Model 3 and immediately took it on a road trip.

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2018 Subaru BRZ tS: 5 things you need to know video - Roadshow

Subie added all kinds of track goodies to the BRZ but neglected one important component.

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'Unboxing' my Tesla Model 3 video - Roadshow

It took more than two years, but I finally got my Tesla Model 3 -- and the delivery process was unlike any I'd experienced before.

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2018 Subaru BRZ tS review: A better BRZ, mostly - Roadshow

Sure, the tS sticks like a barnacle to the road, but the improved handling only emphasizes its power shortcomings.

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2018 Mazda6: The sexy midsize sedan - Roadshow

Sedans do not have to be boring. The Mazda6 shows us how it's done.

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The FBI says you should reboot your router. Should you? - CNET

Can such a simple step thwart Russian hackers? Here's everything you need to know.

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Telegram says Apple has been rejecting its app updates even outside of Russia

Russia ordered a ban of the Telegram secure messaging app back in April, and the knock-on effects continue to cause issues for users outside of Russia. Following the messy block of 15.8 million IPs on Amazon and Google’s cloud platforms, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says Apple has been blocking updates for the app globally. The lack of Telegram app updates mean some features, like stickers, aren’t working correctly in the recently released iOS 11.4 update.

“Apple has been preventing Telegram from updating its iOS apps globally ever since the Russian authorities ordered Apple to remove Telegram from the App Store,” explains Durov in a Telegram message. “While Russia makes up only 7 percent of Telegram’s userbase, Apple is restricting updates...

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Philips’ app that syncs Hue lights with computer displays is surprisingly good

<em>Hue Sync with Hue Go lights and a Hue LightStrip.</em>

Today, Philips is making its Hue Sync app available to anyone looking to synchronize their Hue lights with whatever’s running on their Windows or Mac computer. Hue Sync detects whatever colors it sees on the screen and then projects a matching aura onto the walls around it. It works with anything, really, even music and web browsing, but the experience is especially immersive when gaming or watching video at full screen. It works surprisingly well, too. I know because I’ve been testing a pre-release version of the app on an iMac for the past few days.

Let me guess: like me, you spend a lot of time behind your home computer. Maybe it’s also the biggest screen in your house, surrounded by a rumbling speaker configuration that’s perfectly...

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Xiaomi announces $26 Mi Band 3 with 20 days of battery life

Xiaomi has announced the Mi Band 3, the latest in the company's popular line of ultra-low-priced wearables. The Mi Band 3 has a bigger, higher resolution OLED screen than the previous model, the Mi Band 2, and Xiaomi says it's more comfortable on the wrist. The company claims the same 20 days of battery life, but water resistance has been upgraded to 50 meters.

As usual, the most important feature is the price: Xiaomi is going to sell the Mi Band 3 for 169 yuan, or about $26, which is slightly more than the Mi Band 2 but still less expensive than the last pizza I ate. It'll be available in China at first, and comes in red, black, and blue.

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Xiaomi announces Mi 8 flagship phone, transparent Explorer Edition, and smaller SE model

Xiaomi has announced its new flagship phone, the Mi 8 — and yes, it’s the company’s first phone with a notch. The Mi 8 has a 6.21-inch OLED screen from Samsung, wrapping around a fairly large notch that houses a 20-megapixel selfie camera.

The phone has a four-way curved glass back panel and an aluminum frame. Inside there’s Qualcomm's high-end Snapdragon 845 processor, and the new 12-megapixel dual camera setup apparently scores 105 on DxOMark, for what that’s worth. Xiaomi also says that this is the first phone ever to use dual-frequency GPS, which is supposed to give more accurate location data.

Xiaomi’s numbered Mi flagships tend to be extremely good phones for the price, if not especially cutting edge. For that, the company is...

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Xiaomi's Mi 8 is the best iPhone X recreation yet - CNET

The new Android phone from China will feature infrared cameras for face unlocking and gesture controls. Sounds familiar? You betcha.

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Lenovo’s notch-less and bezel-less Z5 to launch on June 5th

Apple Watch rainbow-pride face celebrates inclusion - CNET

Ahead of WWDC next week, reports show there'll be a new Apple Watch face that's very colourful.

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Google takes aim at China's smartphone market with country-specific app - CNET

Its trying to tap one of the biggest smartphone markets in the world with a Chinese version of Files Go, a storage management platform.

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Uber in ‘discussions’ to get Waymo self-driving cars on its network

Speaking today at the Code Conference, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says that his company is in “discussions” to have Waymo self-driving cars added to its network. It’s probably too early to think that these talks are definitely going anywhere yet, but it’s nevertheless notable because we’re less that four months past the resolution of a bitter legal fight between the two companies over alleged trade-secret theft. “I’d welcome Waymo to put cars in our network,” he says.

When Recode’s Kara Swisher asked how Uber would make the case to Waymo to make its cars available via the Uber app, Khosrowshahi’s answer was simple: “Economics.” He characterized Uber’s ride-sharing network as the biggest on the planet, so it would make sense for Waymo to...

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Scientists have 3D printed the most advanced artificial cornea ever using human cells

Scientists have 3D printed the thin protective film over the eye, called the cornea, using human cells — and it’s the most advanced version of an artificial cornea yet. Should the technology improve, it could help millions of people see again.

It was tricky to find the right recipe for an ink that’s thin enough to squirt through a 3D printer’s nozzle, says Che Connon, a tissue engineer at Newcastle University who was one of the creators of the artificial cornea. This bio-ink didn’t just have to be thin — it also had to be stiff enough that it could hold its shape as a 3D structure. To get the right consistency, the researchers added a jelly-like goo called alginate and stem cells extracted from donor corneas, along with some ropy...

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The US is limiting visas for Chinese international students majoring in tech

The US State Department announced yesterday it’s going to shorten the length of visas granted to Chinese citizens, a move to combat the supposed theft of US intellectual property, according to the Associated Press. Although the visa application process itself won’t change, Chinese citizens working or studying in specific fields won’t have as easy of a time getting a visa under the new changes.

Starting on June 11th, visas granted to Chinese citizens may now be limited by US consulate officers instead of being automatically issued at the maximum possible duration. A US official told the AP that Chinese graduate students can only get one-year visas if they’re majoring in robotics, high-tech manufacturing, or aviation, which happen to be...

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AT&T and Verizon both want to run massive ad-tracking networks to rival Facebook

Facebook Prineville Data Center

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson spoke at the Code Conference today, where he took issue with the government’s antitrust lawsuit blocking its purchase of Time Warner. Then he laid out exactly why he wants to buy it: to sell ads to the customers it already tracks.

[Time Warner’s] Turner has an amazing inventory of advertising that they just kind of sell broadly. It’s not a very targeted advertising approach. AT&T has an amazing amount of data — customer data for 40 million pay TV subscribers in North and South America, 130 million mobile subscribers, 16 million broadband subscribers. We have really great customer insight on what kind of shows and media content they’re viewing, where they are, all kinds of information on the consumer. Can you...

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Even Arby’s has its own custom font to make fun of bespoke typefaces

Step aside Apple (San Francisco), Samsung (SamsungOne), Google (Roboto and Product Sans), Microsoft (sort of with Segoe), Netflix (Netflix Sans), Airbnb (Cereal), Intel (Intel Clear), and every other big tech company with its own bespoke custom font: Arby’s is getting in on the custom font game with its new font, “Saucy_AF™,” as spotted by FastCo Design.

Described as “the ink of the sandwich world,” Arby’s is positioning Saucy_AF™ as an alternative to those who lack the skills to write in sauce like the folks behind the very social media savvy Arby’s Twitter account.

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Netflix shares a trailer for its first comic book

Netflix released a trailer today for The Magic Order, the first comic spearheaded by the streaming platform — or as Netflix’s US Twitter account called it, “baby’s first comic book.” The six-issue miniseries, which will be published by Image Comics, is written by Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Civil War) and illustrated by Olivier Coipel (Thor, Avengers).

The comic, about five families of magicians who secretly protect the world from evil forces, is slated to arrive in comic book shops on June 13th. It’s also the first project that has emerged from the Netflix acquisition of Millar’s comic book company Millarworld last August, another effort by Netflix to expand its development of original properties.

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Google Calendar now lets you add a note to changed events

Consumer Reports reverses course and now recommends the Tesla Model 3

Consumer Reports has reversed its position and now recommends the Tesla Model 3, after the car company shipped an over-the-air update this week that improved the vehicle’s braking distance by nearly 20 feet. The outlet had previously said the Model 3’s braking “was far worse than any contemporary car we’ve tested” in a review that was published on May 22nd.

While the publication still takes issue with some aspects of the Model 3, like the car’s ride comfort and its reliance on a touchscreen interface, CR said the better braking distance was enough to warrant the recommendation. “There are still other flaws with the vehicle,” Jake Fisher, CR’s director of automotive testing, told USA Today. “Those have not necessarily been addressed. It’s...

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Google reportedly planning Pixel 3 for October, and the XL model will have a notch

The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will debut in October and retain Verizon as the exclusive US carrier, according to Bloomberg. That’s the same sales strategy that was in place for the prior two generations of Google’s smartphones; you’ll again be able to purchase the new phones unlocked direct from Google.

The XL-sized Pixel 3 will reportedly have a notch at the top of its display. That shouldn’t come as a surprise when you consider all the changes Google has made to make Android P more friendly to display cutouts. It will feature a “nearly edge-to-edge screen” and a chin at the bottom. So, take a look at the OnePlus 6 or LG G7 and you’re probably on the right track as to what the Pixel 3 XL will look like. Bloomberg claims that the Pixel 3...

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The 10 Best Deals of May 30, 2018

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.

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Earther You Asked For This | The A.V.

Earther You Asked For This | The A.V. Club A frustrating Handmaid’s Tale gets a bunch of things almost right—and one thing exactly right | The Takeout IHOP apologizes for manager who caused family of boy without arms to leave restaurant |

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When It Comes to Focus, Use It or Lose It

Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations, Lifehacker’s weekly dip into the pool of stoic wisdom, and a guide to using its waters to reflect on and improve your life.

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Get Your Gamer Kid 12 Free Digital Issues of Little Player Magazine  

Does your kid love video games? Does he or she need some summer reading material that doesn’t conjure up visions of school? Then check this out: Right now, you can get 12 free digital issues of Little Player, a video game magazine made just for kids. Download year one (issues 1-6) here and year two (issues 7-12) here.

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When Should You Close an Old Credit Card?

If you opened credit cards for certain purposes (like, say, an extra 20 percent off at the Gap), then you may have a few extra lying around that you’re wondering what to do with. You don’t use them—you’re more of Club Monaco girl now—but is closing them the smartest solution?

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Here's Why CarMax Makes More Money On Used Cars Than Anyone Else

CarMax is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to pre-owned vehicle retailing. It sells more than double the used inventory than their nearest competitor and they make significantly more money doing so. The primary reason for this is simple—most people are overpaying.

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What Are Your Must-Have Augmented Reality Apps?

Oh, AR. It’s great to live in an era when we can use our smartphones to drop a giant dinosaur (or sleepy Snorlax) in our actual world.

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Get Out of Town With Alaska Air's Latest Nationwide Flight Sale, Starting at $45

Feel like getting out of town, but don’t know where yet? Check out Alaska Airlines’ latest flight sale, with one-way tickets starting at $45 from dozens of cities. I clicked around a few random deals, and the lowest prices were available for a surprising amount of dates, so you should be able to find a deal that fits…

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Why Men Should Embrace Their Femininity, With Donald Shorter, Jr.

Our inaugural Livehacker event saw three expert speakers share their perspectives on the question “How should a man be?”

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The Best Way to Keep Your Punch Cold

A bunch of punch screams “party,” but a glass bowl—while very pretty—is not the best choice, thermodynamically speaking, especially if you’re serving out of doors. Couple that with ice, which is famously known for melting, and your punch can get warm and watery real fast.

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Airport Time Is a Welcome State of Limbo

For many, the airport is a place filled with frustration and anxiety. But for others, the airport is a peaceful place where you don’t exist—no one does—and I love it. You’re allowed to do absolutely nothing, and sometimes, that’s exactly what the soul of a weary traveler needs.

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You Will Suck At Fortnite A Lot Less If You Remap Your Key Bindings

Do you suck at Fortnite on PC? Are you baffled by other players’ ability to magic together amazing forts while you’ve accidentally locked yourself into a brick box prison? Here’s a trick: Remap your damn key bindings.

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What to Expect Your First Time at a Sex Club

Most people’s only association with sex clubs are the creepy scenes from Eyes Wide Shut. But sex clubs can actually be quite varied, and a lot of fun.

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How to Update Your BIOS to Protect Against Vulnerabilities

Is it me, or are we seeing a more disclosures for big, scary vulnerabilities that affect your system’s core components? Just a week or so ago, Microsoft and Google announced more issues—Rogue System Register Read and Speculative Store Bypass—which are fancy-sounding variants of the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities…

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I'm Heather Dietrick, CEO of the Daily Beast, and This Is How I Work

Heather Dietrick used to run this place. Dietrick was the beloved president of Lifehacker’s parent company, Gizmodo Media Group, before leaving in 2017 to join the Daily Beast as CEO. In How I Work’s tradition of interviewing our past and present colleagues, we talked to her about building a career in law and…

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Finally Buy Yourself A Weighted Blanket For Just $86, While It Lasts

Weighted blankets can work wonders for your anxiety, and you can score an all-time low price on this 15 pound blanket from Amazon today. It’s just $86 after the $11 off coupon, making it the best weighted blanket deal we’ve ever posted. Not to stress you out, but we wouldn’t expect this deal to last for long.

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The egg cooker is the laziest way to make hardboiled eggs (and maybe the best)

Hardboiled eggs are un-fuckup-able, they said. They’re so easy, they said. They were right, mostly, in what they said, but they were not accounting for me. I am not special, nor am I pretending that my inability to successfully hard-boil eggs is some sort of adorable quirk. I’m a mess, it’s not cute, and no one has…

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Create a 'Do Not Buy' List

I’ve long had a “to buy” list that I’ll add items to throughout the year, pruning and updating as needed. Right now it’s relatively short, including a water purifier, art for my apartment, and wireless headphones to use while running.

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Plant Sprouted Garlic Bulbs and Eat the Greens

Garlic, once sprouted, is much too bitter to eat, but that doesn’t mean you should toss it. Bury it in a bit of potting soil and give it some sun, and you could be eating tasty garlic greens in just a week.

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Wednesday's Best Deals: Sonos Speakers, 4K Monitor, simplehuman Trash Cans, and More

Here’s how to save on Sonos speakers, a 4K monitor, trash cans that aren’t garbage, and more.

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What Did You Find on Your Fitness Trail Adventure?

It’s been a month since we began our challenge to find a fitness trail, parcourse, or outdoor workout equipment at a park near you. The one at my park makes for a great full-body workout, and I’ve been running it weekly. What did you find?

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Spotify CEO tries to clear up handling of R. Kelly controversy - CNET

The new policy wasn't about punishing one individual, Daniel Ek says.

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Ride along in the sharper, smarter 2019 Acura RDX video - Roadshow

It's bigger, faster and more loaded up with tech. For the new Acura RDX, this third-generation is the charm.

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Uber talking driverless-car partnership with Waymo - CNET

This is the same company that was suing Uber a few months ago for $1.8 billion.

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2019 Acura RDX First Drive Review: Third-gen’s a charm - Roadshow

This third-generation SUV improves greatly with smart tech, sharp performance and the best iteration of Acura's new design language.

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How to play PC games on Android with Steam Link - CNET

Steam Link lets you stream your favorite PC games to any Android device. Here's how to set it up.

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Google Pixel 3 XL may have notch, two front-facing cameras and arrive in October - CNET

Rumors about Google's next flagship phone point to a notched design.

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Microsoft just became more valuable than Google parent Alphabet by $10 billion - CNET

Microsoft is worth $749 billion, but still billions behind Apple and Amazon.

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Nokia 5.1, 3.1, 2.1 phones cost under 200 euros apiece - CNET

Psst, one of them has an enormous, two-day battery.

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Aston Martin DB11 AMR looks subtle in China Gray - Roadshow

While there's little that's subtle about the Aston Martin DB11, if you want to go quietly you may want to choose this understated hue.

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This crypto-mining Asus motherboard supports 20 GPUs, because 19 wasn't enough - CNET

How to feed the Asus H370 Mining Master? Three power supplies, of course.

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iOS 12 preview and what we expect at WWDC 2018 video - CNET

The top iOS 12 rumors and all the big announcements we're expecting from Apple at the 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference in San José, California on June 4.

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California to become the first state to test digital license plates - Roadshow

The E Ink plates will run on batteries, feature GPS tracking and will cost $699 from select dealers.

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Hulu's live TV service hits 800K subscriber mark in first year - CNET

Milestone comes a month after Hulu said its streaming service had 20 million subscribers.

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Avengers 4: Release date, cast, plot and title rumors - CNET

Think Avengers: Infinity War was intense? Marvel fans have a year to predict which beloved characters are taking the long dirt nap for good.

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Up close with the affordable Nokia 5.1, 3.1, 2.1 phones - CNET

See the inexpensive trio with features that may surprise you.

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Fallout 76 might be an 'online survival RPG' like DayZ or Rust - CNET

Sources tell Kotaku that Bethesda's next post-apocalyptic adventure isn't a straight-up RPG.

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AT&T CEO says he would have canceled Roseanne too - CNET

Randall Stephenson, whose company is trying to buy Time Warner, was quick to say ABC did the right thing in response to a racist tweet by the show's star.

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Watch Google fire a gun -- kinda - CNET

"OK, Google, start a conversation about autonomous weapons."

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Sengled Element Color Plus Starter Kit review: Sengled's new color-changing LEDs undercut Lifx and Hue - CNET

Don't want to spend hundreds on color-changing smart bulbs that work with Alexa and Google Assistant? Sengled's new two-bulb starter kit gets you there for $80.

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OnePlus 6 review: Top-notch speed and performance for hundreds less - CNET

Yet another unmissable deal from Android's indie star.

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HQ Trivia will give away its biggest cash prize ever -- depending on the NBA Finals - CNET

Yet another reason to hope for a Game 7.

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Type 'the1975..com' into your Google app. It's weird - CNET

Not your typical Android search result.

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The OnePlus 6 could have been nearly perfect if only... - CNET

Too bad "perfection" often comes at a price.

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California net neutrality bill passes state senate - CNET

California is on track to pass the strictest set of net neutrality protections in the country.

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Bitcoin is like Napster: an important flop, Ripple CEO says - CNET

Of course, Brad Garlinghouse prefers XRP, his own company's cryptocurrency.

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Joe Hill’s Locke and Key series may have finally found a home at Netflix

The fifth try might finally do the trick for Joe Hill’s acclaimed comic series, Locke & Key. The Hollywood Reporter says that Netflix is close to a season order for a show, although the deal isn’t quite finalized yet. If it happens, it’ll be the end of a long road of failed adaptations for the story.

There have been numerous attempts to adapt the series over the years. The first came in 2008 when Dimension Films picked up the rights, only to lose them to 20th Century Fox Television in 2010. The studio filmed a pilot in 2011 (and screened it at San Diego Comic-Con), but ultimately passed on the series. In 2014, Universal picked up the series for a movie produced by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Bobby Cohen, but that project also fell...

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Wednesday 30 May 2018

2019 Hyundai Ioniq adds more active-safety equipment - Roadshow

The green-focused car will also have improved voice recognition technology.

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Atari VCS preorders open now on Indiegogo, will ship in July 2019 - CNET

You'll have to wait a bit longer for your nostalgia fix.

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Can Nintendo Labo Help Turn Kids Into Makers?  

Every parent has been there: It’s Saturday. It’s raining, snowing, or nuclear winter, and for whatever reason, your kid can’t play outside. Then junior hits you with that age-old kid lament: “I’m bored.”

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Two million people tuned into Bethesda’s day-long stream of a toy

For almost 24 hours, eager Fallout fans showed up online in droves to watch ... well, basically nothing. On its Twitch channel yesterday morning, developer Bethesda streamed a continuous shot of a Vault Boy statue, placed against the background of a monitor displaying the message “Please stand by.” (Its official Twitter and Facebook accounts posted the same message around the same time.) Occasionally, something weird would happen — like a strange sort-of puppet show, or someone would appear and play with balloons to break up the monotony.

The stream ended with a teaser for Fallout 76, but not before Bethesda’s Todd Howard made an appearance to remind everyone that millions of us have wasted precious minutes of our lives. “We have had...

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A better metaphor for technology

I spend a lot of time thinking about how words work. It’s a big part of my job, after all, but it’s also what I was studying years ago in grad school. And while I don’t want to give you an exegesis (there’s a word for you) on it, I think the collective vocabulary we use to talk about technology is a little limited. We shouldn’t be too judgmental about that, though. In the broad sweep of history, consumer tech as we usually think of it is a very new medium, and it takes time to understand a new medium.

I’m using the word “medium” intentionally here. Words don’t have a one-to-one denotative meaning. When you use a word, you’re not just referring to a single thing; you’re also conjuring up a world of associations. So when I write “medium,”...

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New gaming laptops haven’t solved the battery life problem

Asus, Digital Storm, and Gigabyte hexacore laptops get tested

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Smartphone shipments to hit 1.7 billion by 2022 - CNET

But first, smartphone shipments will decline in 2018.

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Audi Q8's bold new face rendered - Roadshow

With brash new looks, Audi's nearly here range-topping SUV appears ready for prime time.

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Skydio R1 self-flying drone gets new Car Follow mode - CNET

Because flying a drone while you're driving won't end well.

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LG V35 ThinQ coming to AT&T for $900, available June 8 - CNET

You can preorder one of LG's most expensive phones starting on Friday.

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Walmart spills details on new Sonic game for Nintendo Switch - CNET

Walmart's website lists the Team Sonic Racing game, which Sega hasn't announced yet.

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Asus made a crypto-mining motherboard that supports up to 20 GPUs

Google promises ethical principles to guide development of military AI

Google is drawing up a set of guidelines that will steer its involvement in developing AI tools for the military, according to a report from The New York Times. What exactly these guidelines will stipulate isn’t clear, but Google says they will include a ban on the use of artificial intelligence in weaponry. The principles are expected to be announced in full in the coming weeks. They are a response to the controversy over the company’s decision to develop AI tools for the Pentagon that analyze drone surveillance footage.

Although tech companies regularly bid for contracts in the US defense sector, the involvement of Google (a company that once boasted the motto “don’t be evil”) and cutting-edge AI tech has raised eyebrows — both inside...

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Earther Kilauea Is Making Its Own Weather | The A.V.

Earther Kilauea Is Making Its Own Weather | The A.V. Club Avengers: Infinity War almost included Captain America’s real phone number | The Takeout What should I do with my Mario Batali cookbooks now? |

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Monitor Your Home In 1080p For Just $38

Our readers have bought thousands of Yi’s home security cameras, and today, you can get a 1080p model for $38 with code 6NHSQU3U.

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Hue's Latest Update Makes the App Finally Worth Using

iOS / Android: Philips has released a major update to its Hue app that actually makes it worth using. And I’m not being over the top when I say that; prior to today, the Hue app was a mess. It took forever to load; the user interface was challenging, to put it nicely; and it made me set off on a hunt for the best…

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How Men Can Learn to Have Healthier Conflict, With Divorce Attorney James Sexton

Our inaugural Livehacker event saw three expert speakers share their perspectives on the question “How should a man be?”

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Fallout 76 is officially your next adventure in the post-apocalyptic wasteland - CNET

After teasing fans with a day-long Twitch stream of a "Please Stand By" sign, game publisher Bethesda reveals Fallout 76.

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J.D. Power asks consumers about insurance and autonomous cars - Roadshow

People are less loyal to their insurance companies than you might think, according to survey results.

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Rumored Motorola One Power could be the next Android notch phone - CNET

The Motorola brand is back with a new phone running the Android One OS.

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LG’s V35 ThinQ is a G7 in the V30’s body

LG has officially announced the V35 ThinQ today. From a design perspective, it’s largely identical to its V30S and V30 predecessors. As for internal specs, it borrows pretty much everything from the $750 G7 ThinQ. The main differences between the V35 and the G7 are the screen, battery capacity, and amount of RAM.

With the V35, you get a more traditional, no-notch OLED screen. The display is wider than the G7’s, but the tradeoff is that the phone won’t be quite as comfortable in one hand. The battery is slightly larger at 3,300mAh compared to 3,000 in the G7, and the V35 includes 6GB of RAM versus the G7’s 4GB. Aside from the notch, the G7’s other standout feature is its incredibly loud Boom Box speaker; the V35 doesn’t bring that over....

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Falling into lava would be a pretty hot mess

<em>Lava fountains&nbsp;at&nbsp;one of KÄ«lauea’s fissures on May 23rd, 2018.</em>

As Hawaii’s KÄ«lauea volcano keeps regurgitating molten rock, the US Geological Service continues to post amazingly terrifying photos and videos of lava spewing up in the air and taking over land. The lava is scorching hot, it glows bright orange, and it has the power to gobble up anything that crosses its path. So, what would happen if you touched it?

The lava coming out of KÄ«lauea is over 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1,170 degrees Celsius). “It’s much hotter than anything you’d get in your stove at home,” says Erik Klemetti, assistant professor of geosciences at Denison University. Dipping your hand into molten rock won’t kill you instantly, but it will give you severe, painful burns — “the kind that destroy nerve endings and boil...

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Bethesda teases Fallout 76 ahead of E3

Set a 'Rejection Goal' and It Might Just Lead to Success

Actors have a saying: You don’t get 100% of the parts you don’t audition for. If you’re an artistic type, or a writerly type, or even just someone who’s looking for a job, you may have found rejections to be so painful that you’ve just stopped applying for things. Social media and streaming TV is so soothing—why would…

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Maybe the Nintendo Switch doesn’t need a virtual console after all

Earlier this month, buried in some exciting new details about the Switch’s upcoming online service, Nintendo revealed that it was killing the virtual console as a concept. “There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the virtual console banner as has been done on other Nintendo systems,” a company rep explained. This careful wording led to many upset fans. Since the original Wii, the virtual console has been a Nintendo staple, a place where you could buy everything from Super Metroid to obscure TurboGrafx games. What does its absence mean for retro games on the Switch? If a few recent releases are any indication, Nintendo’s tablet will be just fine in that regard.

While I loved the virtual console concept, it’s...

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