I have a friend who really likes to say certain people are "built different". But what does it mean to be built different? The way I see it, in the context he usually uses it, is usually a description on individuals who like to act or behave in a different -- but good -- way. Interestingly, if I were to think of someone who is truly built different, I would say it is actually my friend. While the average person his age would see entertainment as...
One trend I have noticed in many of my friend groups over the past few years is the interest in pursuing a career in coding, whether it is software engineering or computer science. What makes coding so alluring though? Well, a big part, of course, is the pay. Big companies such as Meta, Amazon, and Google are known for compensating their employees with big six-figure salaries along with stock options and other bonuses. The pay is not limited to...
From The Verge: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is making his “best and final” offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter in an updated 13D filed Thursday with the SEC. He’s offering $54.20 per share in cash.
Naturally, Musk had to sneak a “420” into the offer.
Musk’s wealth hovers around $260 billion, according to...
From PC Mag: Amazon and Major League Baseball teamed up to open its first cashierless stores at the Houston Astros' Minute Maid Park.
Thanks to Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, supplementing your hot dog and beer with a selection of snacks, drinks, and souvenirs from the grab-and-go 19th Hole and...
From CNET: A federal judge on Wednesday reduced the nearly $137 million damages award in a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by a Black former employee to $15 million.
US District Court Judge William Orrick issued his ruling after a jury in October found that Owen Diaz had been subjected to...
From The Verge: The pandemic sparked a running boom, with one study finding that roughly 28 percent of current runners got their start during quarantine. To cater to this new crowd, Polar announced today that it’s launching two new GPS watches designed to help runners get better at the sport. The...
From PC Mag: TikTok is opening its Effect House beta to all creators, designers, and developers around the world.
Launched in pre-release last fall, the online hub equips users with tools and resources required to design and develop new augmented reality effects for the platform.
"Whether you're...
From CNET: Unlimited Google Photos storage is back, as long as you're a T-Mobile customer willing to spend $15 a month for the honor. The opportunity is "coming soon" exclusively to T-Mobile, as reported earlier Tuesday by The Verge.
Customers will be able to store unlimited photos and videos in...
From The Verge: SteelSeries has expanded its IP54 waterproof and lightweight Aerox Wireless lineup to include two new options available starting today: the Aerox 5 Wireless and the Aerox 9 Wireless. The Aerox 9 Wireless, pictured above, is SteelSeries’ take on a mouse made for MMO and MOBA games...
From PC Mag: GoPro is getting back into drones, but in a much different way than it did with its doomed Karma quadcopter, a project it abandoned in early 2018. Instead of making an aircraft, a task that proved to be a bit outside the company's wheelhouse, it's going for a camera this time, a...
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