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Instagram tests new design for Stories on desktop Sponsored Links LIONEL BONAVENTURE via Getty Images Browsing Instagram Stories from your desktop may soon be a bit easier: Instagram is testing a new design for Stories on its website that gives the feature a much-needed facelift. With the new look, Stories appear in a carousel rather than…
Singapore police can access data from the country’s contract tracing app Sponsored Links Edgar Su / reuters With a nearly 80 percent uptake among the country’s population, Singapore’s TraceTogether app is one of the best examples of what a successful centralized contact tracing effort can look like as countries across the world struggle to contain…
The Last Photo of the Year 2020 – Sony Mirrorless Pro DL Byron The last photo of the year is the one I least expected to take. It’s of a EA-18 G Growler taking off minutes before the Great Conjunction. Out of the frame above the left corner, Jupiter and Saturn are just beginning to align. The…
Forgotten PS1 game ‘Magic Castle’ finally emerges two decades later Sponsored Links Stranno/YouTube It might have taken more than 20 years, but a game intended for the original PlayStation has at last made its way into the world. A group of Japanese developers worked on Magic Castle for eight months in the late ’90s. They…
Massachusetts plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 Sponsored Links Boston Globe via Getty Images Back in September, Governor Gavin Newsom announced California would ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035. Massachusetts says it now plans to do the same. As part of the state’s 2050 Decarbonization…
Google may be updating the Nest Hub by adding Soli gestures Chaim Gartenberg Google’s Nest Hub may be getting an update for the first time since its debut in 2018. The company registered a new “interactive device” at the Federal Communications Commission that’ll feature a screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Zigbee support, along with what seems…
After almost four years, the last ‘Nier: Automata’ secret has been found Sponsored Links Square Enix Nearly four years after NieR: Automata was released, a modder has discovered the RPG’s final secret. Lance McDonald spotted some unfamiliar code when he was reverse engineering the game. He figured out it related to a cheat code that…
California Is Closing the Door to Gas in New Homes Anne C. Mulkern California’s top energy bosses soon will decide when to snuff out natural gas flames in new homes. The seismic move toward omitting some gas appliances comes as the California Energy Commission retools state building codes for energy-efficient homes. It’s an expansion…
Amazon’s Haven healthcare venture is reportedly disbanding Sponsored Links Brendan McDermid / reuters Three years after Amazon started a healthcare venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, the trio have decided to call it quits. CNBC reports that the organization, once called Haven, is disbanding, and the company will likely shut down by the end…
Discovery+ launches today, and it’s available on Fire TV, Roku and more Sponsored Links Discovery Discovery waited until the last possible moment to announce where you can stream content from Discovery+. But now that the service is officially available in the US, the company has finally shared that information. The list of places where you…