Month: June 2022
Urban Sky’s Earth-imaging stratospheric ‘microballoons’ are ready for a close-up
Urban Sky, a Colorado-based company focused on collecting images and data of the Earth using small stratospheric balloons, says it is officially entering commercial operations after three years of operating partly in stealth and raising funding. The company says it is ready to start serving customers with its balloons, which…
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The Morning After: The FDA could ban Juul’s e-cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to stop Juul from selling e-cigarette products in the US, and the decision could come soon, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Along with other e-cigarette makers, Juul submitted its products to the FDA for review in 2020. The agency…
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Elden Ring works surprisingly well as a SNES game
Audio player loading… The Lands Between has had a 16-bit makeover, as a fan-made demake has reworked the brutal boss-bashing combat of Elden Ring in the style of a classic SNES game. Animation group 64 Bits has reimagined what Elden Ring might have looked like if it was made for…
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15 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals
From TVs and smartphones to laptops, there are already a few great discounts on some of our favorite products ahead of the retailer’s big sales event. Source
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Windows 11’s best app gets better at searching your smartphone
Audio player loading… Microsoft is working on an update to its Phone Link app that allows smartphones to be controlled in Windows 11 by adding a search bar and fixing some bugs. Available on the Microsoft Store (opens in new tab) as well as a companion app on the Google Play Store…
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Amazon shows off Alexa feature that mimics the voices of your dead relatives
Amazon has revealed an experimental Alexa feature that allows the AI assistant to mimic the voices of users’ dead relatives. The company demoed the feature at its annual MARS conference, showing a video in which a child asks Alexa to read a bedtime story in the voice of his dead…
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