Peloton recalls Tread Plus, Tread in major reversal

From CNET: Peloton and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday announced voluntary recalls of the company's Tread Plus (model TR01) and Tread (model TR02) fitness treadmills. Last month, the commission warned about the potentially fatal risk posed by the Tread Plus, after a child had...

Instagram Rolls Out Auto-Captions for Stories

From PC Mag: Instagram is finally rolling out automatic captions in Stories. The accessibility feature makes it easier for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or just like keeping their phone on mute to engage with more content.

Record a video using the Stories camera or upload a saved clip from...

PS5 designer helps Nike with latest Paul George sneakers

From The Verge: Nike, Sony, and basketball player Paul George have collaborated on another pair of sneakers, the PG 5, with help from PS5 designer Yujin Morisawa. According to Sony, “the colors of the shoe are heavily inspired by the industrial design of the PS5” with the PlayStation’s signature...

Facebook takes on Nextdoor with Neighborhoods tool

From CNET: Facebook is testing a new tool aimed at helping people get to know their neighbors and local communities, taking on social media app Nextdoor.

The world's largest social media website said Wednesday it's rolling out a feature with its mobile app called Neighborhoods in four US cities and...

Adobe Flash Will Finally Be Removed From Windows 10 in July

From PC Mag: Adobe's Flash Player reached the end of its life as 2020 came to a close, but the software continues to linger on Windows machines around the world. However, Microsoft has a plan, and intends to rid Windows 10 of Flash forever no later than July.

You may remember Microsoft attempted to...

Twitter acquires ad blocker Scroll as it builds subscription service

From CNET: Twitter is acquiring ad blocker Scroll, it said Tuesday, with the intention of including it in an eventual subscription service. Scroll removes ads and popups from articles, and apparently partners with publishers so they don't lose revenue.

The service will help Twitter solve "one of...

ROCCAT Announces All-New Magma And Pyro RGB Gaming Keyboards

From ROCCAT Press Release: ROCCAT today revealed two all-new additions to the brand’s award-winning keyboard lineup: the Magma Membrane RGB Gaming Keyboard and Pyro Mechanical RGB Gaming Keyboard. The Magma’s fully illuminated top plate showcases ROCCAT’s innovative AIMO RGB lighting technology like...

Verizon sells AOL and Yahoo for about half of what it paid

From The Verge: Verizon has sold its AOL and Yahoo properties to Apollo Global Management in a deal said to be worth $5 billion, about half of the nearly $9 billion Verizon originally paid for the pair. Verizon will maintain a 10 percent stake in the company, now known as Yahoo and led by CEO Guru...

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