| Infra.Market raises $20 million for its B2B marketplace in India [2020-12-10] |
| SoftBank has reportedly sold Boston Dynamics to Hyundai [2020-12-10] |
| France fines Google $120M and Amazon $42M for dropping tracking cookies without consent [2020-12-10] |
| Google updates Search with approved COVID-19 vaccine information [2020-12-10] |
| Valve patched Steam bugs that could have allowed hackers to take over PCs [2020-12-10] |
| Apple and Google clamp down on X-Mode, a location-tracking data broker [2020-12-10] |
| HiBob raises $70M for its new take on human resources [2020-12-10] |
| Samsung will reportedly unveil its Galaxy S21 lineup on January 14th [2020-12-10] |
| UK space launch startup Orbex raises $24 million for its reusable rockets [2020-12-10] |
| Solactive, a German fintech, takes a $60.4M growth investment from Summit Partners [2020-12-10] |
| Instagram turns on shopping in Reels [2020-12-10] |
| Facebook hit with antitrust probe for tying Oculus use to Facebook accounts [2020-12-10] |
| The Instant Pot Duo Nova is back down to $50 [2020-12-10] |
| Steam tries a broader category menu to make it easier to find new games [2020-12-10] |
| Corsair [2020-12-10] |
| When it comes to privacy, everyone says America needs a new federal law ASAP. As for mass spying, well, um [2020-12-10]Congressional hearing on Privacy Shield oddly productive affair
Analysis Everyone is in agreement: the United States needs a new federal privacy law, and it needs to be put in place in 2021. |
| South Korea kills ActiveX-based government digital certificate service [2020-12-10]Service was so unpopular, getting rid of it was an election policy
South Korea on Thursday shuttered a government-run digital certificate service that required the use of Microsoft |
| AMD, Arm, and non-Intel servers soar as overall market stalls [2020-12-10]Dell and HPE in stasis as mid-range and high-end markets slide
The world |
| China bans 105 apps, eight app stores, and says it [2020-12-10]TripAdvisor caught in sweep of software deemed too nasty for local consumption
China has banned 105 apps from reaching local users and says it |
| Twitter, Mozilla, Vimeo slam Europe [2020-12-10]Blanket deletions will smother internet, EU tech chief told
Twitter, Mozilla, Automattic, and Vimeo have signed an open letter aimed at EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager taking issue with new digital rules due to be announced later this month and asking for a more flexible approach when it comes to internet content. |
| Oracle Database 21c bridges NoSQL gap with native JSON support, plays catch-up with relational rivals [2020-12-10]Take those claimed performance gains with a pinch of salt, though
Oracle has announced the general availability, at least in the cloud, of Database 21c. |
| AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT review: Blisteringly fast, but very niche [2020-12-10]
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is AMD |
| Apple launches AirPods Max with a [2020-12-10]Apple |
| Watch us build the Black Friday 2020 cheap gaming PC! [2020-12-10]
In what |
| What to look for in a gaming monitor: The specs that matter [2020-12-10]
Running a gaming PC is a lot like being a car enthusiast. You want to get the best parts available, tune them to your liking, and then get out onto the open road, so to speak. The funny thing is, even with the best graphics card and CPU, a gaming PC can |
| Meross Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener review: A budget price makes this system worth the setup hassles [2020-12-10]If you need a wired controller, Meross |
| AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT: 3440x1440 ultrawide benchmarks [2020-12-10]
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is finally here and it is magnificent, as you |
| Intel sounds the death knell for its 9th-gen Core chips [2020-12-10]
Intel has formally given notice that its 9th-generation |
| Microsoft: Xbox cloud gaming will finally arrive on Windows this spring [2020-12-10]
Microsoft finally committed to bringing its Xbox cloud gaming technologies to Windows PCs in spring 2021, right on time to catch up with the incredible shortage of graphics cards that is preventing Windows gamers from playing on their own PCs.Microsoft also committed to bringing cloud gaming to iPhones via its mobile Web browser, the company said. It will all be part of Microsoft |
| Aww, this tiny M.2 GPU is sooo cute! [2020-12-10]
Asrock Rack |
| Laptop and monitors display sales surge as pandemic continues [2020-12-10]
Driven by the pandemic, laptop display and PC monitor sales surged in 2020, with no end in sight in 2021, according to a new report.
The number of display panels produced for notebooks jumped from 190 million units in 2019 to an estimated 214 million this year, according to a report from market researcher Omdia. That |
| Zvox SoundBase 440 review: A disappearing breed of TV sound reinforcement [2020-12-10]If you |
| For cord-cutters, Channels DVR is what Plex might have been [2020-12-10]Why Channels DVR is becoming the best media server for cord cutting |
| Nicolas Cage gets scholarly as host of History of Swear Words series on Netflix - CNET [2020-12-10]Frack yeah! Cage dives deep into naughty etymology on the profanity-themed Netflix series, History of Swear Words. |
| Best student credit cards for December 2020 - CNET [2020-12-10]The best cards for first-timers and students with a limited credit history. |
| Best travel credit cards for December 2020 - CNET [2020-12-10]Maximize your travel and dining spending by choosing the right travel rewards credit card. |
| SpaceX Starship explodes spectacularly after successful high-altitude test flight - CNET [2020-12-10]The prototype rocket went up, did a belly flop and then came in a little too hot. |
| The best video doorbell cameras to buy this year - CNET [2020-12-10]Want a video doorbell? Start here. |
| Best smartwatches of 2020 - CNET [2020-12-10]Form, fit, function and price: Our top-rated smartwatches for every wrist and every budget. |
| 2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata updates focus on Apple CarPlay - Roadshow [2020-12-10]And the Grand Touring trim gets a few color options swapped in. |
| Amazon became our lifeline in 2020 - CNET [2020-12-10]The "Everything Store" lived up to its reputation when things got grim. But its growth during the pandemic attracted the eyes of regulators. |
| Bose Frames 2020 review: These audio sunglasses rock - CNET [2020-12-10]The Tempo, Tenor and Soprano versions cost $50 more than the previous Alto and Rondo models, but the boost in performance is worth it. |
| Samsung Galaxy S21 will reportedly launch on Jan. 29 - CNET [2020-12-10]According to the latest leak, the Galaxy S21 will be officially announced Jan. 14. |
| Surfshark vs. IPVanish: Which cheap VPN is best? - CNET [2020-12-10]Two lightweight, fast VPN services go head to head. |
| Ugreen X-Kit is a foldable laptop stand with a built-in USB-C hub - CNET [2020-12-10]Add a lift to your laptop while upping its connectivity. |
| Currys PC World agrees to honour Black Friday prices of cancelled orders [2020-12-10]Shoppers said they had earlier been told to pay full price to re-order items cancelled due to a fault. |
| Xbox game streaming confirmed for Apple iOS and Windows [2020-12-10]After a high-profile row with Apple earlier this year, Microsoft finds a fix for its game streaming. |
| Media and tech firms join forces to tackle harmful Covid vaccine myths [2020-12-10]A coalition of news and tech companies join forces to tackle harmful Covid vaccine misinformation. |
| Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine docs hacked from European Medicines Agency [2020-12-10]The EMA, which is assessing two Covid-19 vaccines, launches a "full investigation" after the attack. |
| Facebook facing US legal action over competition [2020-12-10]Facebook, which owns Instagram and WhatsApp, is accused of taking illegal steps to crush rivals. |
| Coronavirus: NHS Covid-19 app starts offering self-isolate payments [2020-12-10]Users of the app in England and Wales can now apply for |
| Cyberpunk 2077: The story behind the video game [2020-12-10]The creators of the highly anticipated title reveal their inspirations. |
| Co-op facial recognition trial raises privacy concerns [2020-12-10]It was used to catch shoplifters but has raised concerns about mass surveillance in stores. |
| Surprise, Christopher Nolan hates the Warner Bros. HBO Max strategy [2020-12-08] |
| E-commerce fulfillment platform Shippit raises $22.2 million led by Tiger Global [2020-12-08] |
| SpaceX Starlink wins $885 million from the FCC to serve rural areas [2020-12-08] |
| Wish wants to be the Amazon for the rest of us; will retail investors buy it? [2020-12-08] |
| Outfund, the revenue-based finance provider for online businesses, raises [2020-12-08] |
| Bitcoin exchange founder sentenced to prison for money laundering [2020-12-08] |
| DealShare raises $21 million to expand its e-commerce platform to 100 Indian cities and towns [2020-12-08] |
| YouTube livestreaming finally arrives on Google Stadia [2020-12-08] |
| Valve rolls out PS5 controller support to all Steam users [2020-12-08] |
| German secure email provider Tutanota forced to monitor an account, after regional court ruling [2020-12-08] |
| Toyota teases an electric SUV that will launch in 2021 [2020-12-08] |
| WhatsApp adds a basic cart to its shopping experience [2020-12-08] |
| Mexican challenger bank, albo raises $45 million to expand [2020-12-08] |
| Sundae snags $36M to build out its distressed property marketplace [2020-12-08] |
| Facebook adds carts to WhatsApp to make shopping easier [2020-12-08] |
| The Morning After: SpaceX lines up a big test for the Starship [2020-12-08] |
| Used car marketplace Carsome gets $30 million Series D for its Southeast Asia growth plans [2020-12-08] |
| Unit raises $18.6M to offer banking features as a service [2020-12-08] |
| Another piece comes to .NET Core: Microsoft will keep the runtime patched automatically [2020-12-08]Only on Windows of course, and only for certain types of deployment
Microsoft will add the .NET Core and .NET 5.0 runtimes to the update service built into Windows - but enterprises must opt in, and applications have to be deployed using a shared runtime for this to be effective. |
| Users complain iOS 14.2 causes some older iPhones to overheat, rapidly lose charge [2020-12-08]Plus: Fault-prone iPhone 11 display? Send it in, says Apple
Apple released iOS 14.2 last month, with a laundry list of 24 security updates some of which were being exploited in the wild, leading The Reg to urge users to patch ASAP. Those sensible souls who heeded the call, however, were gifted with 100 new emoji, dark-mode wallpapers, and, according to users of certain older devices, rapid battery drain. |
| Senators, net neutrality advocates rail against looming lame-duck confirmation of new FCC commissioner [2020-12-08]Nathan Simington not qualified, they claim, and installed to create deadlock
Two leading Democratic senators and a range of advocacy groups have condemned a partisan effort to force through confirmation of a new FCC commissioner. |
| Playing fantasy sports to make a living is a fantasy, says Indian government [2020-12-08]Requires the bleeding obvious to be pointed out,calls for more regulation
India is worried about fantasy sports and will regulate their operation and advertising on television. |
| Uber sends its self-driving cars on a road to nowhere, with indefinite stop at automated truck aspirant Aurora [2020-12-08]Kicks in $400m to get its hands on future tech and cash in on its contribution
Uber has driven its self-driving car operation up an off-ramp that leads to the offices of a startup named Aurora that is building self-driving trucks and plans to eventually get around to the kind of vehicles used by Uber drivers. |
| Chuck Yeager, sound barrier pioneer pilot, dies at 97 [2020-12-08]He had, and inspired, The Right Stuff
Famed test pilot Chuck Yeager has died, aged 97. |
| Next day delivery a bit of a pain? We have just the thing... nestled deep in the terms and conditions [2020-12-08]For those teeny, tiny, migraine-inducing nuts and bolts
Bork!Bork!Bork! A bork of a different nature today, as we find evidence of the curse cropping up not in the usual places, but instead lurking within digital-based terms and conditions. |
| Uni revealed it killed off its PhD-applicant screening AI just as its inventors gave a lecture about the tech [2020-12-08]Fears of bias put compsci dept into damage-limitation mode after years of using it to analyze applications
A university announced it has ditched a machine-learning tool used to filter thousands of PhD applications |
| Meross Smart WiFi Plug review: This simplistic indoor smart plug is too rough around the edges to recommend [2020-12-08]Communication troubles between HomeKit and Meross |
| Tripp Lite AVR900U UPS review: This uninterruptible power supply has the wrong set of features [2020-12-08]It |
| Acer Swift 5 (2020) review: This MacBook Air alternative plays Fortnite [2020-12-08]
Now that Apple |
| Ryzen 5000, RTX 30-series and Radeon 6000 shortages hit system builders too [2020-12-08]
Looking at PC makers who can actually sell you a whole PC with a hard to get RTX 30-3080, Ryzen 5900X or RX 6800XT, you may think it |
| How to get your out-of-warranty iPhone 11 display fixed for free [2020-12-08]Apple has launched a new repair program that covers issues with the iPhone 11 display. |
| Netflix drags streaming TV backward, and cord-cutters should take note [2020-12-08]Netflix ends Chromecast with Google TV integration in a step back for streaming. |
| Where to buy the Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti [2020-12-08]
Nvidia |
| Cree Connected Max Smart LED review: Cree ups its game with a new line of color tunable bulbs [2020-12-08]And at just $10 each for color-changing bulbs, it |
| John Carpenter drops new synth track to steep yourself in - CNET [2020-12-08]Listen to it now. |
| This 5-foot-tall Home Alone house is made of gingerbread - CNET [2020-12-08]Anyone would want to stay home alone in this gigantic gingerbread tribute. Home Alone is now streaming on Disney Plus. |
| Mario Lopez plays sexy Colonel Sanders in Lifetime movie - CNET [2020-12-08]Lifetime and KFC made a mini-movie called A Recipe for Seduction, and no, this is not The Onion. |
| Harvard team thinks putting sunglasses on the Earth might buy time to solve global warming - CNET [2020-12-08]Solar geoengineering mimics the good part of a volcanic eruption. |
| Uber and Lyft can pay drivers more without raising rates for riders, report says - CNET [2020-12-08]The doom-and-gloom scenario, forecast by the ride-hail companies when New York regulators passed a minimum wage, never happened. |
| The best electric kettles to buy this year - CNET [2020-12-08]Want hot water in a hurry? One of these kettles will do the trick. |
| COVID-19 vaccine: 90-year-old woman becomes first to receive Pfizer vaccine in the UK - CNET [2020-12-08]The UK has begun the rollout of its mass vaccination program. |
| Best 3D printers, scanners and laser cutters for makers and creators in 2020 - CNET [2020-12-08]Fire up the 3D printer and even print your own gifts, or give one to the creative person in your life. |
| Galaxy S21 rumors and leaks: A new camera with 10x zoom? - CNET [2020-12-08]The Galaxy S21 could go on sale as soon as January. |
| So you want a career in computer games tournaments? [2020-12-08]The first e-sports graduates are about to hit the jobs market, so was it worth the time and expense? |
| Among Us: What makes this online game so popular? [2020-12-08]The online multiplayer game has seen downloads soar in the last few months, BBC Click finds out more. |
| Wimborne Militia in Facebook battle after accounts disabled [2020-12-08]The group believes the social media giant has confused them with US militia groups. |
| Pornhub: Mastercard reviews links with pornography site [2020-12-08]The payment giant reacts after the New York Times publishes allegations about the pornography platform. |