January 19, 2021 Epic pledges $20 million for Fortnite esports in 2021 Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Fortnite developer Epic says that, for 2021, the game’s competitive scene will have a prize pool of $20 million….
January 19, 2021 A Fitness Tracker Shouldn’t Make You Feel Like Trash I can’t figure out who, exactly, Amazon’s Halo Band is designed for. The screen-free band works in the background to track your activity and…
January 19, 2021 Brave browser now supports peer-to-peer IPFS protocol In a move it says will help make the internet more transparent and resilient, privacy-focused browser Brave now offers fully integrated and native IPFS…
January 19, 2021 Tesla is hiring people to handle complaints people tweet at Elon Musk Elon Musk wears many hats, but it seems that Twitter customer support may no longer be one of them. The company is hiring remote…
January 19, 2021 The Internet’s Carbon Footprint Issue Isn’t Tied to Individuals Video conferencing is putting a lot of stress on us, forcing us to show our colleagues the insides of our apartments, learn new social…
January 19, 2021 The Original Muppet Show Is Coming to Disney+ in All Its Glory The Muppets are one of those tricksy chunks of IP that fans almost categorically love the more the creations skew towards the original series’…
January 19, 2021 Florida Whistleblower Rebekah Jones Turns Herself In ‘to Protect Her Family’ From Local Police Rebekah Jones, the Florida data scientist turned whistleblower who accused state authorities of manipulating covid-19 data, turned herself in to local police on Sunday…
January 19, 2021 Today I learned bats are trendsetters in tracking tech Look at this bat’s little backpack! | Image: dulog Bats are elusive little creatures, which makes them the perfect subjects for scientists to try…
January 19, 2021 South African Coronavirus Variant May Dodge Existing Immunity in Some People Experts are becoming increasingly worried that at least some variants of the coronavirus will pose an added challenge to limiting the spread of covid-19…
January 19, 2021 What’s New on Netflix in February 2021 Netflix’s marketing department is excited to let you know that the streaming service will be debuting at least one new movie every week in…