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Apple's iPhone 12 will be available in purple.

Stop procrastinating on your spring cleaning. As of April 20, these are Amazon's top deals on Roomba robot vacuums, with savings of up to 40% off:

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Nobody likes cleaning, but the more you put it off the worse it gets down the road. And instead of enjoying your summer, you're stuck inside taking care of your original spring cleaning list. But even the worst slackers don't have much of an excuse to put it off thanks to the latest robot vacuums.  Read more...

Back in December last year Injective Protocol, launched the testnet for its DeFi protocols for cross-chain derivatives trading, with backing from giant crypto exchange Binance. It has now raised $10 million in a “party” funding round. Participating in the round was Pantera Capital, BlockTower, Hashed, Cadenza Ventures (formerly BitMex Ventures), CMS, and QCP Capital. Billionaire […]

Dealing with an ant infestation is gross and frustrating—just when you think they’re finally gone, they’re back with a vengeance. If you want to rid your house of ants for good, you need to figure out where they’re coming from and what they’re eating so you can pick the right bait.

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In a time when the creator economy is booming and social media influencers are now enjoying successful, profitable careers, bedrooms have become a common office space for young entrepreneurs. Understanding this, Simmons partnered with TikTokers and Adweek 2020 Young Influentials cover stars Charli and Dixie D'Amelio to launch a new mattress co-designed by the sisters....

Omnicom Group has reported an increase in net income of 11.5% year-on-year in its Q1 earnings for 2021, despite seeing its organic growth decline 1.8% over the first three months of the year. The holding company, which owns agency networks such as TBWA, BBDO and OMG, announced net income of $287.8 million compared to $258.1...

We're looking forward to updated iPads, iMacs and perhaps even AirTags tracking tech. CNET's preshow has kicked off, ahead of the 10 a.m. PT event.

Pigments 3 adds a new synth engine, new wavetables, four new effects and 300 new presets.

Will Mortal Kombat actually turn out...good?

Here's a fresh look at Hollywood's latest attempt to bring the arcade classic to a different kind of screen. It's the movie's opening scene and it sets up a blood feud between two of our key characters before they don the mantles that fans of the video game series know so well, Scorpion and Sub-Zero.

The scene has a little bit of everything: story build-up, blood-letting, displays of fantastical power, even a look at how the movie establishes one of the game's most popular and well-known special moves. Notably absent: a layer of cheesePast attempts to turn Mortal Kombat into a filmed story have been characterized by some inherent cheesiness. But this? It just looks like a slick and violent martial arts action movie with some magical fantasy thrown in. Read more...

Cleaning your coffee maker might be last on your spring cleaning list. After all, the only thing that goes through it are coffee grinds, but hard water deposits and coffee oils can actually affect the mechanics of your machine and change the taste of your coffee.

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The company is dramatically changing the innards of its laptops and desktops.

Turns out COVID-19 isn't the only reason going to a movie theater might be a thing of the past. That is, unless changes are made.

The race is on to put humans on Mars — and not just for a quick visit, either. Right now, organizations like NASA and SpaceX are laying the groundwork to put a manned human outpost on the Red Planet. But what will it actually take, technologically speaking, to achieve this wildly ambitious goal? In this series, we’ll explore the cutting-edge science that’ll make it possible, and take you on a tour of the technologies that will allow humans to occupy Mars long-term.

It'll come later this year, according to Windows Central.

Lenovo listed its Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop with an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti, confirming earlier rumors that the budget GPU is releasing soon.

Pre-orders are open for the $100 Polaroid Go.

The neighborhood watch-esque social network announced it is adding an 'anti-racism notification' after years of criticism that it breeds racism.

YouTube is growing its sponsorship program, YouTube Select, ahead of what is expected to be a busy NewFronts season. The expanded YouTube Select advertising line-up will now include a quarterly slate of sponsorship options tied to events like Mother's Day in May and Black Music Month and Women's History Month in June, as well as...

Apple is holding its 'Spring Loaded' virtual event at 1PM ET, and you can watch it here.

Catch&Release founder and CEO Analisa Goodin told me that she wants to help brands break free from the limitations of stock photography — and that her startup has raised $14 million in Series A funding to achieve that goal. Goodin explained that the company started out as an image research firm before becoming a product-focused, […]

A newly released Federal Aviation Authority claims it has no record of anything flying through the sky that night.

In addition to pre-built applications, Xilinx unveiled a starter kit for object detection that comes with a fan and interfaces to up to eight cameras.

Open-world games are among the most popular in the medium. These are the best open-world games of all-time, excluding MMO games, which have their own list.

The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a stark warning to companies using sexist and racist algorithms: hold yourself accountable — or the regulator will do it for you. An official blog post by staff attorney Elisa Jilson noted that the FTC Act prohibits the sale or use of racially biased algorithms. Jilson added that it’s illegal to use biased algorithms that lead to credit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or because a person receives public assistance. It’s important to hold yourself accountable for your algorithm’s performance. Our recommendations for transparency and independence can help…This story continues at The Next Web

The augmented reality hardware company is preparing to launch its next headset, CEO Peggy Johnson tells Protocol.

For IBM, much of the last 8 years simply posting positive revenue growth was a challenge. In fact, the company had a period between 2013 and 2018 when it experienced an astonishing 22 straight quarters of negative revenue growth. So when Big Blue reported yesterday that revenue was up slightly, I’m sure the company took […]

Premiere Pro is packed with an array of powerful video editing tools, but these are some of the most useful.

Google is testing a new “Memories” feature for Google Chrome that collects your browsing history, bookmarks, and other web activity onto a single, searchable page that will help you dig through your browser activity more easily.

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Kohl's revealed today a new partnership with Tommy Hilfiger to carry the brand's menswear line in more than 600 of its roughly 1,100 stores in the U.S. and Kohls.com, beginning in the fall. According to the department store's website, Kohl's currently only sells Tommy Hilfiger fragrances. The continued evolution of Tommy Hilfiger It's part of...

Audi revealed the exclusive-to-China long-wheelbase A7L at the Shanghai Auto Show, and we'll keep our A7 Sportback, thanks.

WayUp started out as a platform to help college graduates find jobs and internships, but over time, it has increasingly focused on helping employers find diverse job candidates. And it recently introduced a new feature to help those employers see exactly where their diversity and inclusion efforts may be falling short. Co-founder and CEO Liz […]

Apple's tracking devices could arrive today. Here's everything we've heard about the rumored AirTags, which could help you find your phone, keys and other important stuff.

In this guide, we'll provide a look at how to expand your virtual desktop across multiple screens for desktops and laptops. We also explain various connectors.

Play it for free before the sequel drops -- you have until May 14 to download it.

Microsoft's researchers studied the impact of back-to-back meetings on our brains, and concluded we need breaks.

For lovers of portable power, the Explorer 1500 is just about perfect.

Farshad Yousefi and Masoud Jalali used to drive through Palo Alto neighborhoods and marvel at the outrageous home prices. But the drives sparked an idea. They were not in a financial position to purchase a home in those neighborhoods (to be clear, not many people are) either for investment or to live. But what if […]

Every parent knows the vital importance of good sleep—for us, yes, but especially for our kids. Adults don’t like to be exhausted but we can, for the most part, power through our day on less-than-adequate sleep. Our kids, however, cannot. Their growing bodies rely on good sleep for their mental and physical health,…

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