Month: March 2021
A streamer is staying live for as long as people keep subscribing
Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren has been live since March 14th, and today marked the fourth continuous day of his broadcast. The reason? Every time someone subscribes to his channel, it adds 10 seconds to the amount of time he plans to remain live. In other words: Ahgren is running an…
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How to find out if you’re getting the third stimulus payment
It’s always nice to anticipate an influx of cash, especially if things have been a bit tight lately. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was signed into law on March 11th, 2021, includes Economic Impact Payments in the amount of $1,400 or less, depending on your reported income.…
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Facebook now offers security key support on iOS and Android Facebook Security Key Support
Securing your Facebook account is about to get a whole lot easier as the social media giant has announced that it has extended FIDO support to mobile devices. This means that you can now set up two-factor authentication and log into the company’s iOS and Android apps using a security…
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Your Amazon Fire TV can now show your local news stations Amazon Fire TV
Amazon is expanding its live news coverage by adding local stations for over 88 US cities on Amazon Fire TV devices including the Amazon Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K and Amazon Fire TV Cube. The Fire TV update should already be available now, and when it’s downloaded you…
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Intel teaser hints long-awaited Xe HPG gaming GPUs may be revealed on March 26th
Intel’s upcoming Xe HPG “DG2” discrete gaming GPUs might be close to a reveal. The company has teased a “Xe HPG Scavenger Hunt” for March 26th at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. The website was hidden in a binary sequence segment Intel stuck in its GDC 2021 presentation that briefly…
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NASA’s future Moon rocket completes critical hot-fire test
NASA test-fired the core stage of its massive Space Launch System rocket on Thursday, rattling its south Mississippi test facilities for a duration well beyond what engineers needed for a clean demonstration. The team carried out its second attempt for the hot-fire run after cutting short an initial firing in…
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