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12 Jun

ChromeOS will lean more on the same tech that powers Android

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Google is making some significant changes to ChromeOS, the operating system that powers Chromebooks, but they may not be easy for you to spot. Future versions of the OS will lean more heavily on the same tech on which Android is based. More specifically, Google says it will "be embracing portions of the Android stack, like the Android Linux kernel…

12 Jun

Astro Bot is a supremely silly and incredibly smooth platformer

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Astro Bot is as precise as it is ridiculous, and this is exactly what makes it so damn delightful. During my 30-minute demo at Summer Game Fest, I crashed into spiky obstacles, flew off the side of sky-high platforms, bounced into deadly projectiles and popped my little robot protagonist like an overinflated balloon — and I could not keep the…

12 Jun

WSJ details Elon Musk’s pattern of sexual involvement with SpaceX employees

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Elon Musk had sexual relations with a SpaceX intern who was later hired onto his executive staff as a troubleshooter, The Wall Street Journal reported. He also had an intimate relationship with a second employee and allegedly asked a third woman to have his babies, according to the report. When the latter refused, Musk denied her a raise and complained…

12 Jun

Elon Musk sued for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by former SpaceX engineers

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Eight former SpaceX engineers filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Wednesday, accusing the CEO of sexual harassment and retaliation. The same group of fired employees have also filed complaints with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) about SpaceX’s alleged retaliation. Bloomberg first reported on the lawsuit.“Musk knowingly and purposefully created an unwelcome hostile work environment based upon his…

12 Jun

Amazon’s Kindle Scribe drops to a record low of $240

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You folks out there who have been waiting for a good deal before picking up Amazon’s Kindle Scribe, the company’s first Kindle with stylus support, now may be your time. The device has dropped to an all-time low price of $240. That’s 29 percent off the regular price for the base model with the Basic Pen and 16 GB of…

12 Jun

Adventure Time is coming back with a movie and two spinoff series

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It looks like the sun hasn’t quite set on Finn, Jake, Marceline, Princess Bubblegum and the rest of the post-apocalyptic gang. The iconic cartoon Adventure Time is coming back in a big way, according to a report by Variety.Cartoon Network Studios is working on three new entries in the franchise, one movie and two TV shows. There are no plot…

12 Jun

Jabra says it’s exiting the consumer headphones business just as it announces new earbuds

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Jabra is exiting the consumer earbuds business. The move is shocking, as Jabra's parent company made the announcement at the same time it unveiled new models of its Elite earbuds. Peter Karlstromer, CEO of parent company GN, said the decision is “part of our commitment to focus on attractive markets where we can deliver profitable growth and strong returns.”The company…

12 Jun

A hacker obtained Tile customers’ personal information

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Tile owner Life360 says a hacker obtained personal information on customers of the Bluetooth tracker brand. The details include names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and Tile device ID numbers. Life 360 CEO Chris Hulls said in a statement that the stolen data does not include credit card numbers, passwords, other login credentials, location data of Tile devices or government-issued…

12 Jun

Lego Horizon Adventures might be Sony’s most important game of the year

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Sony takes games seriously. That’s reflected in its tentpole releases, which are overwhelmingly gritty, adult affairs like Horizon, God of War and The Last of Us. It’s surprising, then, that its Summer Game Fest demo area replaced Sad Dads and apocalypses with cutesy Astro Bot figurines and Lego. Lots of Lego.Lego Horizon Adventures might not have generated the Summer Game…

12 Jun

Solo Stove fire pit bundles are up to $110 off right now

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Summer nights are ideal for gathering around a fire pit — but smoke in your eyes is less than fun. Solo Stove makes stainless steel numbers that minimize the smoke thanks to a double wall design that recirculates the air and reburns the particulate, resulting in less of it getting in your face and in your hair. If you've got…