Women Hold Just As Many Congressional Committee Jobs As Men But Are Paid Less

There are gender imbalances and pay gaps on a majority of Congress’ legislative committees, a new analysis finds.

Cory Booker Walks Back Hard Stance Against Eliminating The Filibuster

The 2020 contender running on a message of compromise and bipartisanship is taking a second look at the filibuster.

Devin Nunes’ Cow Twitter Account Gets More Followers Than Nunes

This is what happens when a Republican congressman files a lawsuit over parody accounts including @DevinCow.

Google Stadia is only good news for Project xCloud, Microsoft insists

Yesterday, Google made a pretty big splash by announcing an extensive cloud gaming initiative known as Google Stadia. It was an announcement we knew was coming thanks to last year’s test of Project Stream, but the service that Google announced yesterday certainly seems to take things one step further by integrating YouTube and Google Assistant in clever ways. Microsoft, of … Continue reading

Huawei P30 Pro sneaky videos leak, release dates in tow

If the Huawei P30 Pro was meant to be a surprise, someone messed up. Huawei’s next massive thriller of a smartphone’s been leaked today in the form of a couple videos and photos, too. The Huawei P30 Pro looks to confirm rumored specifications like a 6.47-inch display, or for the non-Pro model a 6.1-inch display. Both devices have Android 9 … Continue reading

Oculus Rift S beefs up tracking and resolution for sleeker VR

Apparently, launching one VR headset this spring isn’t enough for the folks at Oculus. In addition to the standalone Oculus Quest, the company announced today that it’ll also be launching the Oculus Rift S. The Rift S brings back the tether, meaning you’ll need a relatively beefy gaming PC to use it, but in return Oculus promises “access to the … Continue reading

Opera 51 for Android integrates a free VPN

Opera has released the latest stable version of its mobile browser for Android, with various updates including the introduction of a built-in VPN service. The company has provided VPN functionality on its desktop browser for years, and has been testing it in beta builds for mobile users since February. For those who may be unfamiliar, VPNs (virtual private networks) work … Continue reading

Wednesday's Best Deals: Bissell Carpet Cleaner, Timex, Bird Deterrent Tape, and More

A discounted mesh WiFi system, Perry Ellis’s suit sale, and a wine refrigerator lead off Wednesday’s best deals.

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Peloton Pissed Off Music Execs And Now It Might Have To Pony Up $150 Million

Yesterday, Peloton got a nasty surprise in the form of a $150 million lawsuit from the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The suit alleges that for years, the high-end fitness tech company has neglected to pay royalties to songwriters behind more than 1,000 songs for the music heavily featured in its…

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Jenny McCarthy's Autism Charity Has Helped Its Board Members Make Money Off Dangerous, Discredited Ideas

Camel’s milk. B12 lollipops. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers. “Ion-cleansing” foot baths. Chelation therapy. Gluten-free diets. Casein-free diets. Massive doses of nutritional supplements. All of these products and services have two things in common. First, mainstream (and widely trusted) medical bodies don’t recognize…

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