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Waze is one of the best ways to get where you're going, but a lack of Dashboard support held it back.

Cashfree, an Indian startup that offers a wide-range of payments services to businesses, has raised $35.3 million in a new financing round as the profitable firm looks to broaden its offering. The Bangalore-based startup’s Series B was led by London-headquartered private equity firm Apis Partners (which invested through its Growth Fund II), with participation from […]

Google has delayed an update for its in-app purchasing policy in South Korea amid backlash from lawmakers and developers.

You don't need to wait until Black Friday to get a deal on a new laptop.

Vint Cerf said it would be no more reasonable to try to return to an environment where publishers’ revenues were protected than it would be to expect Australians to go back to the Yellow Pages, Encyclopedia Britannica, or microfiche for their sources of information.

Last week, Twitter released a preliminary look at how their election-year anti-misinformation measures had worked. The verdict? Well enough that they're keeping some, ditching others — and expanding at least one.

Twitter applied labels to, and in a few cases even masked, tweets containing disputed info about the election or voting — including Donald Trump's repeated attacks on mail-in ballots and the count that eventually saw him declared the loser. If a user went to retweet a labeled tweet, a prompt would pop up with a link to more information, and an additional warning that the info in the tweet is disputed.  Read more...

Treat your preteen to a special gift this holiday season.

Last week, AliveCor, a nine-year-old, 92-person company whose small, personal electrocardiogram devices help users detect atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, and tachycardia from heart rate readings taken from their own kitchen tables, raised $65 million from investors. Today, it’s clearer why investors — who’ve now provided the Mountain View, Ca., company with $169 million altogether —  are […]

Record oversight agency says the modernisation of national health infrastructure will only further the uptake.

General Motors (GM) is set to recall 5.9 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata airbag inflators.

We've rounded up all the best Black Friday monitor deals available now and have compiled them right here.

These are the best virtual private networks for protecting your privacy on your Android mobile device.

The fossil, nicknamed 'Dueling Dinosaurs,' will be on public display for the first time.

A lot of good stuff in December... And the Expanse is back!

If your home theater could use an upgrade, this 75-inch LG UN6970 4K TV is on sale right now for Black Friday.

The scheme involved donating 200 iPads worth $70,000 to the Sheriff's Department in exchange for four concealed carry permits, according to the DA's office.

Demon's Souls is notorious for its difficulty, and the PS5 remake is just as challenging as you might expect. Here are the tips and tricks to help you survive.

Walmart's big Black Friday sale starts Wednesday, but there are some solid deals already available.

HBO has always offered a solid selection of films, but the titles rotate often. Here, we've compiled the best movies currently available on HBO's services.

Get hundreds of dollars off all the gear you need to outfit your own home gym, or someone else's.

In 2020, parents and guardians are super spoilt for choice in the STEM toys gift department — which is great news in the midst of a pandemic that’s supercharging homeschooling needs. The category has matured to offer an interesting range of options for children across a wide span of ages, shedding some of its earlier […]

China successfully launched its Chang’e-5 mission on Monday. And if all goes according to plan, by the end of the week, it will be orbiting the Moon, ready to collect samples from the lunar surface for the first time in decades.  China launches #Ch...

The PC maker's Black Friday ad drops with top deals on its laptops and desktops.

SpaceX's plan to launch its 16th Starlink flight on Sunday was called off in order to make additional checks. Another launch attempt may take place Tuesday.

The electronics chain has announced its much-anticipated Black Friday 2020 deals, and here are the best ones on laptop, desktop, and tablet PCs.

The very best Black Friday 2020 deals on laptop, desktop, and tablet PCs at Costco will be available starting as soon as Nov. 5.

Here are the top Black Friday laptop and desktop deals from PC maker Dell -- many of which are available right now.

Walmart has marked down the 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A by 40% to just $199 for Black Friday.

Let’s just get this out of the way: For the past several years, I’ve contributed the “Best Gifts for Frequent Travelers” segment to TechCrunch’s annual gift guide. I love it. It was easily my favorite gift guide to write, and it was an audience favorite, as well. But I am no longer a frequent traveler. […]

Get the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Air Fryer Lid for just $79 as part of Walmart's Black Friday sales.

In many ways, the digital age has made gift giving easier. You can fill up a single online shopping cart and send gifts anywhere in the world. At the same time, some things are not as easy as they used to be. Remember when you could just walk into a store and buy someone a DVD? Now there’s a good chance your intended…

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The very best Black Friday 2020 deals on smartphones.

The HP Chromebook 14 is already one of the top cheap Chromebooks, but this Black Friday deal makes it a steal.

When it comes to your electronics, price shouldn't be the only consideration. 

The shopping extravaganza known as Black Friday is fast approaching, and bargain hunters have their eyes peeled for savings. However, a discount might not be the only thing on the menu for those unfortunate enough to purchase a WiFi router researchers say is riddled with dangerous backdoors. 

According to CyberNews, cybersecurity researchers identified a backdoor in the Walmart-exclusive Jetstream router. The researchers, James Clee and Roni Carta, along with CyberNews' Mantas Sasnauskas, say the backdoor is actively being exploited and would allow an attacker to remotely control victims' routers. What's worse, researchers say the backdoor would also allow a hacker access to devices connected to the routers.  Read more...

There won't be many exclusives on Microsoft's new console for awhile, but with our list of the best Xbox Series X exclusives, you'll know which to download.

Two large job search and recruiting platforms are coming together, with Vettery acquiring Hired. The news follows a report last week in The Information claiming that Hired had begun to sell off its assets and wind down the company. The report also stated that Hired CEO Mehul Patel “abruptly resigned” via Zoom in early October. […]