Month: December 2021
The Verge’s 2021 holiday gift guide for creators
Rode Invisilav If you’re going to mic up another subject or yourself with a lavalier, it looks best to keep it off your lapel. That’s where the Rode’s Invisilav mounting system comes in.Price: $18 B&H Photo Ikea gaming hand Does a cooler headphone stand exist? No. Gamer hand is maximum…
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Google moves to shut down huge botnet
Audio player loading… Google has begun taking steps to shut down a sophisticated botnet which uses blockchain technology to protect itself and is being used to target Windows devices. For those unfamiliar, a botnet is a network of devices connected to the internet that have been infected with malware that…
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Leaked documents link Huawei to China’s domestic spying in Xinjiang
Huawei was involved in building technology for labor and reeducation camps, as well as surveillance systems in China’s Xinjiang region, according to PowerPoint presentations obtained and translated by The Washington Post. The report shows some of the ways the tech giant’s work may have been involved in the persecution against…
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Six more women file lawsuits against Tesla, allege sexual harassment worsened by Musk’s tweets
Six more women who work at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory and service center have filed lawsuits against the company, according to a report from The Washington Post. Each woman has filed a separate lawsuit in the California Superior Court in Alameda County, alleging that they’re subject to a culture of…
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The Verge’s 2021 gaming and entertainment holiday gift guide
Animal Crossing Monopoly Perhaps the most wholesome evolution of this capitalism-driven franchise, the adorable veneer of Animal Crossing might just be enough to prevent any board-flipping tantrums when you land on Boardwalk for the eighth time. Animal Crossing Monopoly replaces all the properties with adorable fruit, fossils, and bugs. Even…
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Rising temperatures are causing an unprecedented transformation in the Arctic
Climate change continues to create “cascading disruptions” in the Arctic as the region experiences rapid warming, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) writes in its 16th annual Arctic Report Card released earlier today. Pulling together the most recent data on temperature trends, sea ice cover, and more gathered in…
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