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Photo by Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Neighborhood social networking app Nextdoor says it is discontinuing its Forward to Police feature which let users send message board posts directly to local police, Bloomberg CityLab reported. The site has been under increasing scrutiny for how it handles communications with law enforcement, and for how it handles racism among members on its app.“As part of our anti-racism work and our efforts to make Nextdoor a place where all neighbors feel we

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung Blu-ray players appear to be malfunctioning for hundreds of users, and no one is sure what the issue is, ZDNet reported. Some users report their Blu-ray players get stuck in an endless reboot loop when they’re switched on, others reported hearing a buzzing noise as if the device is trying to read a disk, but in many cases there’s no disk in the machine.Some machines are shutting down soon after turning on, and still other users report

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company’s “Battery Day” event and its shareholders meeting, which was slated for July 7th,will both be delayed until sometime after July 4th. The Battery Day event, where Tesla is expected to reveal details about its “million mile” battery, was originally planned for April but was bumped back to July due to the coronavirus pandemic.In response to a question on Twitter about whether its

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is ending the trial program of a service that sent users algorithm-selected prints from their Google Photos libraries, Droid Life reported. The subscription-based service launched in the US in February with a monthly fee of $7.99 that got you 10 4x6 prints from the previous 30 days.The printing service allowed users to choose which themes the service should prioritize in selecting the prints, offering “people and pets,” “landscape

Photo: Hulu I watched Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods over the weekend, and it’s just such a good reminder of the kind of film it sometimes feels like only he can make — where a bunch of people just speak their mind about the world, often more to the camera than to each other, because that conversation essentially is the film.
Da 5 Bloods is a complicated one, dealing with America’s legacy of destruction and violence and how it impacted both the black soldiers sent to fight in V

Photo: Hulu I watched Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods over the weekend, and it’s just such a good reminder of the kind of film it sometimes feels like only he can make — where a bunch of people just speak their mind about the world, often more to the camera than to each other, because that conversation essentially is the film.
Da 5 Bloods is a complicated one, dealing with America’s legacy of destruction and violence and how it impacted both the black soldiers sent to fight in V

Podcasts are hitting different in 2020. 
After coronavirus forced all of us into quarantine and the entertainment industry at large into indefinite hiatus, podcasting found new relevance. Offering entertainment, companionship, and basically the only new content that can be responsibly created while social distancing, in a lot of ways podcasts have been the salve we all needed throughout the pandemic.
But with so many new ones coming out on a daily basis — thanks in part to the bored c

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote is happening on Monday, June 22nd, but in a very different form than usual, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The show must go on, so Apple will be presenting the entire conference in a new, digital-only format. The company is still expected to unveil the first look at the future of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — the various suites of software that power all of Apple’s hardware.
The first look at the next generation of A

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Comcast will continue to offer free access to its 1.5 million public Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots through the end of 2020, the company announced. “We saw a huge jump in usage after we opened up our public hotspots, and we’re excited to keep them open through the end of the year as the nation begins taking steps to reopen,” the company said in a statement.
Comcast is also extending its offer for 60 days of free internet service to new customers

TL;DR: Add a unique touch to your room with the Helios Touch: Modular Touch Wall Lighting for as low as $142.95 as of June 20. Not to sound dramatic, but lighting is probably the most important part of home decor. After all, what's the point in designing a beautiful room if there's not enough light by which to see it? And what's the point of creating a comfortable space if the lighting is too harsh? 
Lighting is essential for livability. It's the key element in creating specific moods

TL;DR: Get help with your brand's SEO with a lifetime subscription to LongTailPro for $49.99, a 96% savings as of June 20. Building a website in 2020 is as easy as dragging and dropping some symbols, selecting a color palette, and writing a few pithy phrases. Turning a website into a success in 2020, however, is one helluva challenge. You can spend as much time as you want to perfect the appearance of your site, but if it ranks low on Google, it's pretty much a failure in the eyes of the in

TL;DR: Make the most out of your work day with The Essential Work From Home Productivity Bundle for $49.95, a 96% savings as of June 20. Transitioning from a cubicle to a couch sounds like a dream come true, until you're in the middle of a pandemic, have no drive or ability to focus, and can't stop snacking. But such is the reality for many Americans, thanks to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. 
Here's the thing, though: remote work actually works if you are using your time wiselySurveys

TL;DR: Have more successful fishing trips with the GoFish Cam wireless underwater fishing camera for $134.99 as of June 20 — that's 10% off with the coupon code GOFISHMASH and a great deal for a last-minute Father's Day gift.Judging by the numerous Reddit threads and a plethora of articles on it, one of the most common preconceptions about fishing is that it's mind-numbingly boring. We get it. It's an acquired skill that requires patience, focus, and a love of the great outdoors. 
But

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Over the past few months, COVID-19 has brought much of the fundraising community to a standstill. However, amidst it all India’s hyper0growth telco Reliance JioPlatforms has put its fundraising efforts into full gear.
Over the past three months, Jio has raised over $15.5 billion from a cohort of investors that include prominent financial institutions like KKR and Silver Lake Partners, massive sovereign wealth funds like Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and some of the biggest n

TL;DR: The Complete Excel Pro Tips Certification bundle is on sale for £15.30 as of June 20, saving you 93% on list price.Love them or loathe them, spreadsheets are inescapable in practically every single industry. So, there's virtually no way to avoid the number-crunching powerhouse that is Microsoft Excel. Sorry. 
Excel has been the leader in spreadsheet software for decades. Yet, despite its necessity, most people don't bother going deeper than the surface. But now, you can step ou

TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Planagram Agency Plan is on sale for £40.26 as of June 20, saving you 98% on list price.Nobody wants to admit it, but most Instagram users know the optimal time to post a photo and get the biggest ego boost. It's also known as Insta Prime Time, and it's that period of the day when one can acquire the highest engagement rate.
Most people take advantage of that time frame, and honestly, there's no shame in that game. After all, if you worked so hard to

President Donald Trump has practically had free reign on Facebook. Despite whatever misinformation or violent rhetoric Trump posts, the social media giant, particularly its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has defended its decisions to keep the president’s posts on its platform.
On Friday, however, Facebook removed Trump's video that edited a viral video of two toddler’s hugging into a fake CNN news package. Trump's video manipulated a sweet moment to amplify his "fake news" rallying

Every year, June 19 is celebrated to mark the end of slavery in the United States. 
But this year, millions of people across the country are commemorating it like never before. Crowds of people attended marches and rallies Friday, carrying on the momentum of weeks of protests against systemic racism.
It was on this day in 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger announced in Galvelston, Texas that the Civil War had ended and all slaves in the state were free. The Emancipation Proclamation was

Face masks came roaring into vogue this year, first due to smoke from the Australian bushfires, then due to the global coronavirus pandemic. While the accessories have been common in Asian countries for a long time, 2020 saw them widely adopted internationally as health issues dominated the news cycle.
Though face masks are primarily tools for protecting health, a plethora of interesting, eye-catching designs have emerged as they've quickly become a must-have accessory. From pretty to practical