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• Nebia’s new showerhead helps you save more water with fewer compromises

  21-01-2020 22:32 via thenextweb.com
  
  Soaking in the bath with a good book is my type of relaxing night, but it’s also a tremendous waste of water, so I’ve been trying to take more showers instead. Even then, showers tend to use up a lot more water than necessary, which is why companies like Nebia are trying to minimize the amount we need to get clean in the first place. The Tim Cook-backed company first made a splash with its original water-saving showerhead back in 2014; now it’s on version 3.0. The new showerhe
  
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• YouTube TV just debuted on the PS4, replacing Vue

  21-01-2020 22:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  YouTube TV today made its debut on the PlayStation 4. It takes the place of PlayStation Vue, which Sony is rather reluctantly winding down at the end of this month, as the platform’s sole live TV service. Consider this your new TV remote: 🎮 YouTube TV is now available on PS4: https://t.co/nxzEx8AVpV pic.twitter.com/Goodsm3Df4 — YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV) January 21, 2020 This makes Google the first third-party company to get a tv subscription service on the PS4. Sony&rsquo
  
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• Report: Whichever country claims AI supremacy this decade will rule the Earth

  21-01-2020 21:53 via thenextweb.com
  
  The Brookings Institution last week published a report from global economy expert Indermit Gill prophesying that the AI leader in 2030 will go on to rule the planet until at least 2100. The territories in the running include the US, China, and the European Union. Economists appear to have reached a general consensus that artificial intelligence is among the four great “general purpose technologies” to come along since the 1800s. Gill argues that AI, like steam power, electricit
  
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• See how hard you gamed in the last ten years with MyDecadeOnXbox

  21-01-2020 19:05 via thenextweb.com
  
  TrueAchievements, a site that tracks Xbox achievements, is offering gamers a chance to see what they’ve accomplished on their Xbox over the last decade. It’s a nifty tool for the Microsoft gamers out there who want to know that they wasted just as much time this year as did their PlayStation counterparts. Introducing #MyDecadeOnXbox, a visual snapshot of your gaming career from 2010-2019. Here's how to generate your own: https://t.co/OpJUELP8mL — TrueAchievements (@TrueAchieve
  
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• Modern Warfare Season One’s been extended, should I purchase the Battle Pass now?

  21-01-2020 18:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward recently announced it was extending Modern Warfare’s Season One until 11 February. This means players who’ve maxed out their Battle Pass unlocks or officer rank progression are stuck stalling at the top for another few weeks. But what about those who’ve barely scratched surface? Officer progression and challenges are free. If you’re a completionist who hasn’t maxed out yet, this delay is good news for you. Especially if you purc
  
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• Report: Apple drops plan to encrypt iCloud backups after FBI protests

  21-01-2020 17:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  Apple has built a reputation for being privacy-forward. Its devices are more locked down than those of competitors, and the company has even clashed against the FBI’s trying to unlock its devices in the name of national security. But it seems Apple is still willing to appease the government in some cases. According to a Reuters report citing six sources, Apple once planned to bring end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups, only to back off after FBI pushback. The tougher encrypti
  
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• Apple’s strong iPhone 11 sales last quarter bodes well for the SE 2

  21-01-2020 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: You can’t trust Apple sales figures. The tech giant doesn’t release numbers on how many units it shifts, which means firms need to use a lot of guesswork to get to stats like iPhone 11 sales. To put it another way, always be critical of Apple analysts. Despite this, while you can’t trust data to be completely true, it can be useful for spotting trends. Let’s take the latest report from Consumer Intelligence Research
  
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• Apple’s strong iPhone 11 sales last quarter bode well for the SE 2

  21-01-2020 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: You can’t trust Apple sales figures. The tech giant doesn’t release numbers on how many units it shifts, which means firms need to use a lot of guesswork to get to stats like iPhone 11 sales. To put it another way, always be critical of Apple analysts. Despite this, while you can’t trust data to be completely true, it can be useful for spotting trends. Let’s take the latest report from Consumer Intelligence Research
  
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• Leaked trailer offers a new look at Godfall, the first game announced for PS5

  21-01-2020 15:52 via thenextweb.com
  
  At Game Awards last December, we caught a glimpse of Godfall, the very first game announced for PlayStation 5. Now, a leaked trailer is giving us yet another gander at the action role-playing game, albeit at a slightly lower frame rate. Excuse my archaic game references, but Godfall reminds me of a blend between Legacy of Kain and God of War. If that means nothing to you younguns, TechRadar calls it a “hack-and-slash Destiny.” “No, none of those mean anything to
  
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• Tesla says there’s no unintended acceleration in its vehicles, blames short seller

  21-01-2020 15:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has fought back against claims that some of its cars have accelerated suddenly without driver input. Over the past week, a petition was submitted to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which contained 127 complaints of incidents where Tesla vehicles had allegedly accelerated without warning. [Read: Half-a-million Teslas could be recalled after sudden acceleration complaints] In an announcement published late yesterday, Tesla said the
  
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• EU central banks team up to explore digital currency use cases

  21-01-2020 15:10 via thenextweb.com
  
  A raft of central banks are banding together to gauge whether they should launch their own digital currencies, Reuters reports. The group aims to assess use cases of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), analyse design choices such as cross-border interoperability, and share knowledge on the emerging technology. Initial members include the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the European Central bank (EBC), the Sveriges Riksbank, the Swiss National Bank, and the Banks of England, Canada
  
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• Scientists have discovered strange objects orbiting our galaxy’s black hole

  21-01-2020 14:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  Every major galaxy is home to a supermassive black hole, and our own Milky Way is no exception. Astronomers recently found something unexpected near this massive object — 4 mysterious objects, each similar to a pair of bizarre bodies spotted in recent years in this same region of the galaxy. Our local supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, pronounced Sag A star), contains roughly 4 million times as much mass as the Sun. Not far from this black hole, members of a newly-discovered
  
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• For under $50, get 50 of MyFonts’ best new font designs for all your projects.

  21-01-2020 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  You can inject all your messaging with a much-needed shot of new blood with a collection of all-new typefaces with the MyFonts Monotype Fresh Font Bundle ($49.99, 74 percent off from TNW Deals).
  
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• Disney+ is launching a week earlier than expected in Europe

  21-01-2020 12:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  Europeans will have to wait a week less than initially expected to follow the adventures of the stupid Baby Yoda. In other words, Disney+ has quietly moved up its launch date in Europe a week, from March 31 to March 24. The service will take off with a monthly subscription fee of £5.99/€6.99 (about $8) per month, but you can grab a yearly subscription at a discount for £59.99/€69.99 (about $78). That’s a tad more expensive than the US, where a monthly subscription am
  
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• Exposure to air pollution could depend on your class, ethnicity, and gender

  21-01-2020 11:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  Poor air quality is responsible for over half a million deaths in Europe every year, but not everyone is equally at risk. Our new review found that across Europe, the most deprived people have the worst air quality. This means that the people already experiencing multiple deprivations because of their social class, ethnicity, or gender, also have the unhealthiest environments to live in. In Wales, deprived areas have the highest levels of major pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide and particula
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Kim Dotcom wants to bring a billion users to crypto’

  21-01-2020 11:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Pasteur used to say: Live, laugh, love! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 20 2020, at a price of $8,657. That’s a minor 0.53 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$46.98. It was the lowest closing price in six days. We’re still 56 percent below Bitcoin‘s a
  
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• How Social Media Can Improve Your Dealership Entity

  21-01-2020 10:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These days, there are many business opportunities that you may put into an account. Dealing with products, cars, and shipment of other items qualifies you to be a dealer. But handling a dealership entity...
  The post How Social Media Can Improve Your Dealership Entity appeared first on Skyje.
  
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• China wants to make swappable electric vehicle batteries mainstream

  21-01-2020 10:46 via thenextweb.com
  
  Driving an electric car is, for the most part, exactly like driving an internal combustion engine vehicle, except when it comes to refueling. Charging an electric car can often take hours at a time, but China is making a push to support technology that could cut that down to just minutes. According to a Bloomberg report, which cites sources close to the matter, the Chinese government is pushing for common industry standards on battery swapping technology. The standards would allow EV drivers to
  
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• UberEats’ India business acquired by local rival Zomato

  21-01-2020 06:09 via thenextweb.com
  
  Uber sold Uber Eats, the ride-hailing company’s food delivery arm, to rival Zomato today in India. In an all-stock deal,  valued anywhere between $300-$500 million, the former will gain a 9.99 percent stake in Zomato. Uber Eats arrived in India back in 2017. Due to stalled growth and increasing losses, rumors of the company selling the business to rivals picked up steam early last year. Zomato’s co-founder and CEO, Deepinder Goyal, said the company will onboard a
  
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• Uber sells its Eats business to Zomato in India

  21-01-2020 06:09 via thenextweb.com
  
  Uber sold Uber Eats, the ride-hailing company’s food delivery arm, to rival Zomato today in India. In an all-stock deal,  valued anywhere between $300-$500 million, the former will gain a 9.99 percent stake in Zomato. Uber Eats arrived in India back in 2017. Due to stalled growth and increasing losses, rumors of the company selling the business to rivals picked up steam early last year. Zomato’s co-founder and CEO, Deepinder Goyal, said the company will onboard a
  
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• Instagram deletes the IGTV button no one was using

  21-01-2020 02:10 via thenextweb.com
  
  Instagram has removed that IGTV button that’s been sitting in the upper corner of the app, thankfully putting it out of its misery before it atrophies from disuse. IGTV is Instagram‘s answer to YouTube, a separate-but-not-really app for longer-form videos than the base app allowed for. It launched in June 2018 to great fanfare, but not much has happened with it since then. You can watch IGTV videos without the app, but the button was intended to offer users a shortcut to browse IGTV
  
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• Joe Biden derides game dev ‘creeps’ who ‘teach you how to kill’

  21-01-2020 00:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Former US Vice President and current Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, became the latest politician to make his disdain for video games plain — not unusual by itself, but in the middle of a campaign is probably the wrong time to do it. It doesn’t help that his words strike a particularly dismissive and nasty note that seems designed to alienate anyone with even the remotest sympathy for the gaming industry. Over the weekend, the New York Times published Biden’s interview with i
  
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