The Cheap iPad Is Still Good

Apple’s new wallet-friendly iPad is a good one. It looks the same as last year’s cheap iPad, and it doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles, but it offers plenty for the price. It’s the iPad I would give to my nieces and nephews to play educational games or read books, or the iPad I would buy for a grandparent who…

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A 'Climate Anomaly' Worsened World War I and the 1918 Flu Pandemic, New Research Suggests

A once-in-a-century “climate anomaly” exacerbated the awful conditions along the Western Front in Europe during the First World War, according to new research. This unusual weather may have also amplified—and possibly even initiated—the catastrophic 1918-19 flu pandemic, exposing an underappreciated threat posed by…

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The 10 Best Deals of September 25, 2020

Friday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals

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Razor E Prime III Electric Scooter Review : Quality brand spot-on

The Razor E Prime III Electric Scooter is the most robust electric mode of transport I’ve used so far. It’s made by the brand that made tiny folding scooters popular over the past decade in the biggest way – Razor. As such, we expect that we’ll have at least the quality we’ve come to expect from the main line. Razor … Continue reading

The next generation of wearables will be a privacy minefield

Facebook recently gave us our best glimpse yet into its augmented reality plans. The company will be piloting a new set of glasses that will lay the groundwork for an eventual consumer-ready product. The “research project,” called Project Aria, is st…

How 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' became a 'living game' with Azure AI

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a triumph, one that fully captures the meditative experience of soaring through the clouds. But to bring the game to life, Microsoft and developer Asobo Studio needed more than an upgraded graphics engine to make its pla…

Magawa, The Heroic Landmine-Sniffing Rat, Gets Awarded Highest Honors

The hard-working rodent detects landmines in Cambodia and has cleared more than 141,000 square meters of land.

Barr Personally Briefed Trump On Probe Over Discarded Ballots: Report

The Justice Department is facing criticism for publicizing an ongoing investigation to Trump’s benefit.

Palm Oil Labor Abuses Linked To World’s Leading Brands, Banks

Many palm oil fruit workers in Indonesia and neighboring Malaysia endure exploitation, including child labor.

Twitter to Roll Out Prompt Warning You to Read the Dang Article

Twitter is rolling out its system that warns its users that they’re huge dumbasses who might want to consider reading the goddamn article first, the company announced on Thursday. Basically, this is the 2020 equivalent of Microsoft Clippy asking “Are you sure you want to do that?”

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