RIP Echo Look, Another Amazon Device I Never Even Knew Existed Until Today

Less than three years after its debut, Amazon has banished its style-centric Echo Look device to the Goodwill pile. The company stopped selling actual units back in December 2019, but the company said this week it would be officially dropping support for the device in July. According to CNET (and first spotted by

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Facebook’s latest experiment is Venue, a second screen for live events

Facebook’s experimental team has released yet another app, this one for both iOS and Android devices. Called Venue, the app is intended to help fans experience live events in a new way, according to Facebook, bringing people together alongside expert commentators as hosts. Venue is a third-party app that can be used to augment an existing live event — and … Continue reading

Netflix’s Lucifer may survive beyond season five under new deal

The TV show Lucifer based on a comic book series was launched by FOX and, despite its popularity, canceled after three seasons. Netflix swooped in to save the show, releasing the fourth season with the promise of a fifth and final batch of episodes. That plan may change, however, as the streamer continues to see strong demand for the series, … Continue reading

Grimes Is Selling A Piece Of Her Soul, In Case You’re Interested

The new mother of X Æ A-Xii told Bloomberg her original price tag was $10 million.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says ‘F U’ To Trump For ‘Looting’ Tweet

The mayor told reporters, “I will encode what I really want to say to Donald Trump.”

Colin Kaepernick On Minneapolis Uprising: ‘We Have The Right To Fight Back’

The activist and former NFL quarterback launched a legal defense fund for those resisting police violence.

Target Is Sponsoring News Stories of Its Own Destruction—And Likely Has No Idea

Like most industries largely run on automation, the tech that underlies digital advertising is far from perfect, which is why—despite the best efforts of industry bigwigs—sometimes the pipes powering the industry don’t go where they’re supposed to. Sometimes, they’re funneling a brand’s name (and that sweet brand…

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Don’t expect to see PlayStation 5 exclusives on PS4

At the dawn of a new hardware generation, console makers are presented an interesting problem: what do you do when a new console launch is essentially fragmenting your userbase? Usually, console makers like Sony and Microsoft will continue supporting previous-generation hardware well into the new generation, but generally, they stop making exclusive games for those platforms. Microsoft, however, plans to … Continue reading

SpaceX Starship SN4 exploded (the last one imploded)

So remember that SpaceX Startship SN3 implosion we witnessed back in early April of this year? Today SpaceX SN4 and its Raptor engine took part in a static fire test. The main bit of the test went great… then something went very wrong. NOTE: This explosion has no direct relation to the SpaceX launch still scheduled to take place on … Continue reading

Kylie Jenner Slams Forbes For Slamming Her Billionaire Status

She wants to be a billionaire so freakin’ bad.