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Time made a hypey crypto cover and is selling it as an NFT

Time is the latest brand to jump on the NFT craze, with auctions for three magazine covers — including its iconic 1966 front page asking, “Is God Dead?” A more recent spin on the cover, “Is Truth Dead?” from 2017, is also up for auction, as is a brand-new “cover” that’s not actually appearing on… Read more

Razer sets new goals to cut down its climate pollution

Razer announced today that it plans to become carbon neutral by 2030, meaning it plans to reduce and offset its carbon dioxide emissions. As part of that goal, the company says its global offices will run on renewable energy by 2025. It also says it will design products to create less climate pollution and will… Read more

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79 percent effective in US study

A fourth COVID-19 vaccine has shown that it can protect people against the worst effects of the disease in a large United States-based trial. Two doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine were 79 percent effective at preventing people from developing symptomatic COVID-19, according to a press release from the company today. No one in the US trial… Read more

Burberry designed character skins for China’s biggest video game

Honor of Kings is among the biggest games in the world — and soon, it’ll be among the most fashionable as well. Today, Tencent-owned developer TiMi Studios announced a collaboration with fashion house Burberry on new character skins. The skins were designed by Riccardo Tisci, chief creative officer at Burberry, for the character Yao. “Burberry’s… Read more

Time is running out to bid on an NFT version of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet if you really must

If you want to buy Jack Dorsey’s first tweet, you’d better get your bid in. The billionaire co-founder and CEO of Twitter put the tweet up for digital auction as an NFT —non-fungible token— a digital good that lives on the Ethereum blockchain. Dorsey’s 15-year-old tweet is up for sale on a platform called Valuables… Read more

Apple ordered to pay $308.5 million after jury finds it infringed on digital rights management patent

Apple has been ordered to pay $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications after a federal jury in Texas found the company had infringed on a technology patent related to digital rights management, Bloomberg reported. PMC had sued Apple over its FairPlay technology, used to distribute encrypted content from iTunes, Apple Music, and its App Store…. Read more

Kailh x NovelKeys Box Cream Mechanical Switches Review: Soft ‘N’ Stable

Our Verdict Kailh’s Box Cream mechanical switches offer a familiar linear experience with a softer, more subdued noise than Cherry MX Reds. But there are linear switches with the same specs that feel easier to press. For + Pleasant sound + Less stiff than other linear switches + 5-pin stability + Dust, water resistant Against… Read more

Tenet coming to HBO Max — which director Nolan called the “worst streaming service” —on May 1st

Christopher Nolan’s time-shifting thriller Tenet will debut on HBO Max May 1st, just a few months after the director called it the “worst streaming service.” Tenet was scheduled to be released in theaters last July, but had its opening date delayed several times because of the coronavirus pandemic. It debuted in theaters outside the US,… Read more

Razer Huntsman V2 Analog Optical Gaming Keyboard Review

Christina Munro 2 days ago Featured Tech Reviews, Keyboards, Reviews Razer has launched its brand-new Huntsman V2 Analog keyboard, with PBT keycaps, a wrist rest complete with a RGB lightbar, and of course optical switches that can even bind different actions to different actuation points. It comes in at a monster £249.99, but is it… Read more

GeForce Now ends Founder’s Edition sign-ups, adds new ‘priority’ subscription tier

Matthew Wilson 2 days ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Last year, Nvidia brought GeForce Now out of beta and launched a limited ‘Founder’s Edition’ subscription for the service, granting subscribers with access to RTX-powered servers. Now as GeForce Now enters its second year, Founder’s Edition sign-ups are being closed and replaced with ‘Priority’… Read more

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been rated for next-gen consoles

Mustafa Mahmoud 2 days ago Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was well received by most Star Wars fans following its initial release in 2019. Since then, the game has gone on to sell over 10 million copies. While Respawn Entertainment released a next-gen patch for the game, Jedi… Read more

Brazil regulator fines Apple $2 million for not including chargers with iPhone 12

The consumer protection agency in Brazil’s São Paulo state has fined Apple $2 million for failing to include chargers within iPhone 12 boxes, according to 9to5 Mac. Procon-SP says Apple engaged in “misleading advertising, selling a device without the charger and unfair terms.” Apple announced in October that the iPhone 12 and would not come… Read more

Coinbase pays $6.5 million to settle trading investigation with CFTC

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release Friday that cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has paid $6.5 million to settle regulators’ claims that it reported misleading transaction data. According to the CFTC, between January 2015 and September 2018 “Coinbase recklessly delivered false, misleading, or inaccurate reports concerning transactions in digital assets.” The… Read more

Twitter will set up a legal entity in Turkey to comply with controversial social media law

Twitter is planning to establish a legal entity in Turkey to continue operating there under the country’s controversial internet law that took effect last year, the company announced late Friday. Under the law, social media companies that have more than 1 million users must store Turkish users’ data in the country. Such companies also are… Read more

Rivian planning to install 10,000 EV chargers across the US and Canada by 2023

Amazon-backed electric vehicle startup Rivian will install more than 10,000 fast chargers across the US and Canada by 2023, the company announced. The Rivian Adventure Network is designed to allow quick recharges along highways and also includes Level 2 charges at more remote locations near parks and other destinations. Rivian described the network in a… Read more