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• New Sonos and IKEA Symfonisk speaker teased [Update: Art Speaker too]

  06-04-2021 17:54 via feeds.slashgear.com
  
  Sonos Roam reviews may have dropped this morning, but the new portable speaker isn’t the only thing the company is getting excited about, with the prospect of a new IKEA Symfonisk launch in the pipeline. The collaboration between Sonos and IKEA broke cover back in 2019, with two initial products tapping the multi-room audio tech of one company and the … Continue reading
  
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• Robots, rappers, and ‘rasslers: The most bizarre NFT projects yet

  17-04-2021 17:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded in popularity in the past couple months, which has given rise to a bunch of really, really strange new ideas.
  
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• How NASA engineers are fixing the issue grounding Mars helicopter Ingenuity

  17-04-2021 17:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on fixing the issue with Ingenuity which is preventing the craft from going into flight mode.
  
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• SpaceX will develop the lander to carry NASA astronauts to the moon

  17-04-2021 16:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a lander to take humans to the moon's surface, called the human landing system (HLS), in a contract worth $2.89 billion.
  
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• Oppo A94 5G with 6.4-inch display, 4310mAh battery launched in Europe

  17-04-2021 16:34 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  BBK-owned smartphone maker Oppo has launched Oppo A94 5G in Europe. It is the rebranded version of the Reno 5Z 5G, which launched in Singapore last week. The Oppo A94 5G comes in a single storage variant of 8GB+128GB. The former is priced at EUR 359 (roughly Rs 32,000).
  
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• Indian Jumping Ants Can Shrink, Restore Their Brain, Study Finds

  17-04-2021 16:18 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday revealed that Indian jumping ants possess the ability to increase and shrink their brain size.
  
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• Watch Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren: How to live stream the fight

  17-04-2021 16:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tonight, YouTuber Jake Paul steps into the ring to box former UFC star Ben Askren. Here's how to watch live.
  
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• EasyDNS Starts to Accept Dogecoin as Payment

  17-04-2021 15:44 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  Dogecoin seems to be riding the wave. On Saturday, it saw one more taker in the form of easyDNS, which became the first Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) registrar to accept the cryptocurrency as a mode of payment.
  
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• Vivo takes lead in China for 1st time after Huawei's decline

  17-04-2021 15:36 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  After Huaweis decline, smartphone brand Vivo has risen to the top spot in China, surpassing its nearest competitor OPPO due to a consumer friendly product line-up.
  
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• Tesla settles with ex-engineer accused of stealing trade secrets

  17-04-2021 15:36 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  Tesla has settled an old case with former engineer Cao Guangzhi after the electric car maker accused him of stealing trade secrets, the media reported.
  
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• SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat

  17-04-2021 15:36 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  Boston, Apr 17 (AP) The sprawling, monthslong hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to US national security came to be known as SolarWinds for the company whose software update Russian intelligence agents stealthily seeded with malware to penetrate sensitive government and private networks.
  
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• Cheaper internet service 'fully mobile' by 2021 end: Elon Musk

  17-04-2021 15:13 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  Elon Musk has said that the new Starlink internet service by SpaceX that will make web access more affordable for people in remote areas worldwide including in India should be fully mobile later this year.
  
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• Twitter Went Down Briefly in India and Other Parts of the World

  17-04-2021 15:07 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  Twitter in India went down briefly after glitching in some parts of the world earlier. Users trying to access their Twitter accounts in India were being abruptly logged out. The login page threw an error that read, “Something went wrong – it’s not your fault".
  
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• Twitter Experiencing Global Outage, India Users Also Affected

  17-04-2021 15:07 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  Twitter is down in India after glitching in some parts of the world earlier. Users trying to access their Twitter accounts in the India are being abruptly logged out. The login page is throwing an error which reads, “Something went wrong – it’s not your fault.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 review: Steps in the right direction

  17-04-2021 15:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Big gains in performance and battery life make this the best in the line so far.
  
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• Arlo Essential Indoor Security Camera Review: When privacy is a priority

  17-04-2021 15:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Featuring a shutter that opens and closes, it truly respects your privacy.
  
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• Vivo V21 Series Launching in Malaysia Said to Also Debut in India on April 27; Vivo V21 SE Specifications Tipped

  17-04-2021 14:50 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  Vivo V21 series will launch in Malaysia on April 27. A report says that its India launch could also be on the same date. The series in Malaysia will include the Vivo V21 and the Vivo V21e, but a Vivo V21 SE recently spotted in a Google Play Console listing could also launch alongside.
  
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• Ever Heard What a Spiderweb Sounds Like? It’s Spookier Than Spiders

  17-04-2021 14:25 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying spiders using artificial intelligence have shared the characteristic reverberating tune of a spiderweb. Research say that spiders use vibrations to “communicate with the environment”.
  
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• Ministry Of Silly Walks Clock

  17-04-2021 14:13 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
  Ministry Of Silly Walks Wall Clock – This clock is based on John Cleese’s sketch “The Ministry of Silly Walks” from Monty Python’s Flying Circus!
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• NASA Offers Stunning Pictures of Earth’s Natural Systems Taken From International Space Station

  17-04-2021 14:12 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  NASA has shared new pictures of the Earth’s natural systems as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on Instagram. NASA wrote that the photos showed the natural systems of land, water, ice, and air “connecting to each other” to bring life on the planet.
  
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• Dogecoin Rides Cryptocurrency Wave to Jump 160 Percent. Elon Musk Eyes Vindication

  17-04-2021 11:49 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  Dogecoin grew by 160 percent in a single day and received fresh impetus from its unofficial influencer Elon Musk. The cryptocurrency, which started as a joke in 2013, is now one of the top five digital currencies in the world.
  
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• Oppo A94 5G With MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC, Quad-Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

  17-04-2021 11:15 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  Oppo A94 5G has launched in the European market and joins the 4G-enabled Oppo A94. The 5G variant is a rebranded Oppo Reno 5Z 5G that launched in Singapore last week. It comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 800U and a 4,310mAh battery.
  
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• Huawei defense to ask Canada court for delay in CFO's extradition hearings

  17-04-2021 10:42 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  The defense team for Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, will ask a Canadian court to delay upcoming hearings in her US extradition case, the court said on Friday.
  
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• Google Earth's timelapse feature puts a spotlight on climate change

  17-04-2021 10:42 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  Google Earth has added a timelapse feature to the popular platform, providing a glimpse into how climate change, urbanization and deforestation have altered the planet over the last four decades.
  
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• ARK buys another $64 million in Coinbase shares, sells $99.5 million of Tesla shares

  17-04-2021 10:42 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  Cathie Wood's ARK funds bought more shares of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc on Friday while selling shares of electric carmaker Tesla , according to the firm's daily trade summary.
  
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• 'Simple Photoshop': How a Pakistani counterfeiter may have aided Russian trolls

  17-04-2021 10:26 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  According to a US Treasury statement and an indictment issued this week by federal prosecutors in New Jersey, Raza operated a digital fake ID mill, churning out images of doctored drivers' licenses, bogus passports and forged utility bills to help rogue clients pass verification checks at US payment companies and tech firms.
  
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• 'NASA rules,' Musk says as SpaceX wins $2.9 billion moon lander contract

  17-04-2021 10:26 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on Friday, picking it over Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc.
  
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• Indian techies are building smart homes of the future

  17-04-2021 10:26 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  One of Schneider Electric’s most popular products around the world is its Wiser smart home solution. Crucial work around that, especially for the India market, happens in the company's R&D facility here.
  
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• At 17, Tejashwini worked to support her family

  17-04-2021 10:26 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  There are some who plan their entire career, and work towards their goals without having to worry about anything else. They're the fortunate ones, says Tejashwini Sanya Singh. "But for those who have to ensure there's food in their belly and roof over their head every day, career planning takes a back seat. You just jump into water and then learn to swim."
  
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• How IIT Madras auto translates speech without use of much data

  17-04-2021 10:18 via gadgetsnow.com
  
  Just like natural language processing (NLP), signal processing also applies deep machine learning in speech recognition systems and has become a very popular field, says Hema Murthy, professor in the department of computer science and engineering at IIT Madras.
  
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