Tinder is letting you go on blind dates in the app
Tinder is adding a Blind Date feature to its app, prompted by Gen-Z interest in "old school" dating trends, the company says. In a new social experiment from Tinder, the feature will be found under the "Explore" page within the app. It's an extensio.....»»
Upcoming games 2022: release dates for console and PC
Want to know when you'll get your hands on the biggest upcoming games? We've rounded up all the release dates you need......»»
YouTube is interested in adding NFT features to the platform
YouTube's CEO points to Web3 technologies as an inspiration for what's coming to the video platform in 2022. The letter doesn't specify how they will use NFTs or mention release dates for these features, but we should have our first look at them this.....»»
HP"s latest desktops and all-in-ones show off Alder Lake internals, RTX graphics and DDR5
Conferencing between people working at home and in offices is the central theme of the press release announcing a series of new PCs from HP this week. Expected to launch at various dates between February and May, the computers feature Intel’s Alder.....»»
Apple now lets developers create custom offer codes for subscriptions
Apple in 2020 introduced new ways to help developers boost in-app subscriptions, which include special discount codes. Now the company is finally letting developers create custom offer codes for in-app subscriptions. more… The post Apple now.....»»
Cultivated Meat Passes the Taste Test
In a blind tasting, meat grown from stem cells tasted just like chicken, but without the fat that makes chicken taste good. Renowned Israeli gastronome Michal Ansky knows her food. She’s a professional taster and a Master Chef judge.....»»
Upcoming and Next Marvel Movies and TV Shows: 2022 Release Dates and Beyond
With the MCU landscape expanding once again, here's a look at every upcoming new Phase 4 Marvel movie and TV show -- from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to a WandaVision spin-off starring Kathryn Hahn's Agatha, and much more!It might be hard to keep.....»»
Cat parents need this NASA-inspired litter box freshener
TL;DR: As of Jan. 20, the VentiFresh ECO: Next Generation Odor Eliminator is on sale for $42.99 instead of $72 — that's savings of 42%.You may have become nose blind to your cat’s litter box, but we can assure you, your guests have n.....»»
Facebook and Instagram are jumping on the NFT bandwagon, report claims
Facebook and Instagram might start letting users create, buy, and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a new report claims. According to the Financial Times, Meta's social media companies are exploring the idea at the moment, however it's still at an ear.....»»
WhatsApp for iOS plans to animate more heart emojis [U]
Update: With beta version 22.2.72 of WhatsApp for iOS, the app is now letting some public beta testers send animated heart emojis in a chat. WhatsApp for iOS has more features up its sleeve as it’s developing new animated heart emojis for user.....»»
Xiaomi patents full-screen fingerprint technology for phones
A recent leak has revealed that Xiaomi is developing a fullscreen fingerprint technology for phones, letting you unlock them from anywhere......»»
Star Trek boldly goes into 2022 with renewals, premiere dates
The streaming home of Star Trek will keep exploring the final frontier as Paramount+ renews three of its signature Trek series for new seasons......»»
How diversity of test subjects is a technology blind spot, and what to do about it
People interact with machines in countless ways every day. In some cases, they actively control a device, like driving a car or using an app on a smartphone. Sometimes people passively interact with a device, like being imaged by an MRI machine. And.....»»
Meet a colorful but color-blind spider
Jumping spiders, the flamboyant dandies of the eight-legged set, have names inspired by peacocks, cardinals and other colorful icons......»»
Dinosaur footprints allow museum scientists to step back in time
Newly discovered imprints on a Welsh beach have been described as dinosaur footprints. The trackway dates from the Triassic, over 200 million years ago, and offers a unique snapshot of a moment in time......»»
Google is Just Letting the Pixelbook Rot
An anonymous reader shares a report: Google has a tendency to show up, innovate, and then abandon its products/services rather quickly. There's an entire site, Killed by Google, that's dedicated to documenting all of Google's dead projects. Even Stad.....»»
Tesla to pull plug on letting drivers play video games after federal investigation
Tesla reversed course Thursday and will no longer allow video games to be played on its cars' touchscreens when they are in motion, bowing to an investigation of the feature by federal safety regulators......»»
Tesla is under federal investigation for letting drivers play video games
Federal safety regulators are investigating Tesla for a feature that allows drivers to play video games while the car is in motion......»»
New dates for the start of Viking-age trade
Mobility shaped the human world profoundly long before the modern age. But archaeologists often struggle to create a timeline for the speed and impact of this mobility. An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Danish National Research Foundati.....»»
An ancient relative of Velociraptor is unearthed in Great Britain
A previously unknown bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by paleontologists combing through fossils found on the Isle of Wight. It dates back to the Early Cretaceous, over 100 million years ago......»»
JPMorgan Hit With $200 Million in Fines for Letting Employees Use WhatsApp To Evade Regulators" Reach
JPMorgan Chase is paying $200 million in fines to two U.S. banking regulators to settle charges that its Wall Street division allowed employees to use WhatsApp and other platforms to circumvent federal record-keeping laws. From a report: The Securiti.....»»