Amazon opens smart grocery store with Alexa, Prime perks, and Dash carts

Amazon has announced the opening of a Fresh grocery store in California, one that features a variety of smart technologies designed to improve the shopping experience. The store is, as you’d expect from a grocery store, a place where the public can purchase food, household items, and similar products. Amazon has tied its Alexa and Prime services into its business … Continue reading

Spotify belatedly adds notifications for new podcast episodes

Spotify has rolled out mobile push notifications for new podcast episodes starting today, the streaming app announced in a statement. It’s a relatively small development, but one that indicates Spotify is continuing to strengthen its podcast offering…

U.S. Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes That Slowed Mail

The Trump administration engaged in a “politically motivated attack” on the Postal Service, a judge said Thursday.

The 10 Best Deals of September 17, 2020

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Tatiana Maslany Will Play Disney+'s She-Hulk

Marvel Studios has found itself a suitable Attorney-at-Law. Who is also sometimes a big green rage monster.

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Facebook Might Have Just Given Us a Peek at Our Wild AR Future

While a good chunk of Facebook’s Connect event was focused on tech you can use right now (or at least in the very near future) like the Oculus Quest 2, during yesterday’s livestream presentation Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash also outlined a powerful vision of what Facebook is doing to create our future—and…

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An RTX 3080 Graphics Card Just Sold on Ebay for $70,000

The RTX 3080 is already sold out everywhere, and as soon as something sells out people like to then resell it, which means there are plenty of auctions on Ebay. But who on earth just bought the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 for $70,000. What the fuck?! $70,ooo?! Who would buy a graphics card for 9900% more than its MSRP?

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Epson LS500 ultra short throw 4K HDR 120″ laser projector packs Android TV

Epson has introduced a new ultra-short-throw projector designed specifically for home entertainment needs; it offers 4K Ultra HD resolution alongside Android TV, enabling users to directly access and project content from their favorite streaming apps. As with other ultra-short-throw projectors, the Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS500 is designed to be placed very close to the wall or screen onto which the … Continue reading

Discord issues in the afternoon, down but not out

While some parts of the Discord universe remain in action, other bits are down for the count. Users started to have issues at around 1:49 PM Central Time in the United States, and issues escalated over the following hour. At this time it would appear that the majority of complaints are about Server Connection issues. Per readings at DownDetector, Discord … Continue reading

SpaceX scrubs today’s Starlink satellite launch

SpaceX has scrubbed today’s scheduled launch of its latest rocket, which was meant to deploy a new batch of Starlink satellites for its upcoming internet service. The launch had been meant to take place on Thursday afternoon, September 17, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Onboard the Falcon 9 rocket was to be sixty more … Continue reading