Home Assistant’s Amber is a ready-to-use smart home platform in a box
Home Assistant, the powerful-yet-prickly smart home automation platform, is finally moving toward the mainstream. Nabu Casa, the company behind the free, open-source software, has launched Home Assistant…
Hundreds of T-Mobile stores will be able to fix phones soon
T-Mobile announced that 500 of its retail stores would start offering repair services starting on November 1st. The company says technicians will provide same-day fixes using manufacturer-approved…
The bitter lawsuit hanging over the Apple Watch’s new swipe keyboard
In January 2019, Kosta Eleftheriou had every reason to believe Apple was about to make a deal, his lawsuit alleges. Apple’s head of keyboards loved his FlickType…
The iPhone 13 event was a case study in Tim Cook-era product refinement
For the past ten years, Tim Cook’s greatest accomplishment as Apple CEO has been vastly more of the same. More iPhones, more iPhone accessories, more apps, and…
Microsoft Office 2021 will launch on October 5th
Microsoft is launching its next perpetual version of Microsoft Office for commercial customers today, and promising an Office 2021 consumer release on October 5th. Microsoft Office Long…
Surprise! Deltarune Chapter 2 drops September 17th
The next chapter of Deltarune is coming and I am beyond excited. In a surprise announcement, Toby Fox, creator of the Undertale series, revealed Deltarune Chapter 2…
The verdict is in: watch the new PS5’s heatsink put to the test
Sony’s new, lighter PS5 model with a smaller heatsink has been put through extensive testing by Gamers Nexus and Digital Foundry, and ultimately, it doesn’t seem that…
This Dell gaming laptop with an RTX 3050 is just $750
Grabbing any of Nvidia’s new GPUs for less than a grand is unheard of, but today, you can grab a Dell G15 gaming laptop for just $750,…
Nintendo’s latest FCC filing reveals a mysterious new controller
Nintendo may have a new wireless controller in the works based on this FCC listing the company filed Thursday (via Vooks). The new device has received the…
Helen Mirren finds a side door into Harry Potter with a new game show
Dame Helen Mirren is a wizard, reader. Or a witch. Or maybe a concerned Muggle? The details don’t really matter; either way, the Oscar award-winning actress is…
Why smartwatch-measured blood pressure still isn’t ‘ready for primetime’
It’s been over two years since Samsung first announced that its Galaxy Watch would be able to measure people’s blood pressure. The feature is available in a…
Tube accidents soar as passengers too afraid to hold escalator handrails
Escalator falls have soared in Tube stations because passengers are too afraid to hold handrails over fears they could catch Covid. A London Underground chief has warned…
British Museum could return sacred Ethiopian artefacts by exploiting decolonisation loophole
Legislation dictates that objects in national collections must be retained for the public and not arbitrarily given away, with under-fire museum leaders handling calls for repatriation often…
U.S. retail sales surprise to upside in strong boost to economy
Retail sales increase 0.7% in August Core retail sales surge 2.5%; July revised down Weekly jobless claims increase 20,000 to 332,000 WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S….
Analysis: How Wall Street’s hottest dealmaking trend fizzled
Sept 16 (Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly made a lucrative offer last March that Sportradar Group AG (SRAD.O) founder and CEO Carsten Koerl could…
World Bank kills business climate report after ethics probe cites pressure on rankings
A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund – World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12,…
Analysis: Investors brace for a great fall in China
People gather to demand repayment of loans and financial products at the lobby of Evergrande’s Shenzhen headquarter, Guangdong province, China September 13, 2021. REUTERS/David Kirton LONDON, Sept…
Fed’s Powell orders sweeping ethics review after officials’ trading prompts outcry
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has ordered a sweeping review of the ethics rules governing financial holdings and dealings by senior officials…
U.S. Gulf crude oil ramps up after hurricane losses -data
Oil rigs are seen in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S. August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo/File…
EL Salvador drafts proposal for controversial constitutional changes
El Salvador’s Vice President Felix Ulloa speaks with members of the media after a briefing with the diplomatic corps on the plan to reform the constitution, in…
Argentina’s Fernandez calls for unity as political ‘circus’ spooks markets
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Argentina’s center-left President Alberto Fernandez called for unity on Thursday after a rebellion from hard-left ministers threatened to break apart the…
U.S. Congress backs Good Friday Accords, House Speaker Pelosi tells Britain’s Johnson
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives on Downing Street, in London, Britain September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker…
Macron, Merkel vow to cooperate closely until new German government is formed
PARIS, Sept 16 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Thursday to keep working closely together until a new German government…
Under scrutiny in murder inquiry, Haiti’s PM receives international backing
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry attends the signing ceremony of the “Political Agreement for a peaceful and effective governance of the interim period” with the opposition, in…
Russia ramps up pressure on foreign tech firms on eve of election
The logo of Russia’s state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is reflected in a laptop screen in this picture illustration taken February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo MOSCOW, Sept…