How to change your name on Zoom
Your Zoom name is boring. Sorry, someone had to break it to you. Might as well be us. No, not your actual name. We’re talking about your display name. Which may just be your actual name. But why make your actual name your display name when you can make it anything? Or add 42069 at […]
Startup wants to give you crypto—just let this orb scan your eyes first
If Sam Altman has his way, your eyes won’t just be the window to your soul. The 36-year-old former president of startup incubator Y Combinator quietly cofounded a company by the name of Worldcoin. It seeks to scan people’s eyeballs in exchange for, you guessed it, a custom cryptocurrency. So reports Bloomberg, which notes this […]
Elon Musk says Starlink now has more than 1,500 satellites in orbit
Elon Musk said his satellite internet venture Starlink now has more than 1,500 active satellites in orbit above Earth. He also claimed that by next month, service will encompass the entire globe, minus the poles. Musk shared the news Tuesday during an interview at Mobile World Congress, touting Starlink’s ability to reach individuals who don’t […]
Facebook UFO group moderators want to know why no one new cares about UFOs
Paul Fanning was waiting for news on UFOs. He, along with the rest of the world interested in life outside of our planet, was anticipating a government drop of info. “You’ve got this huge report coming, and I just have a feeling that it’s going to change the conversation,” Fanning, a 54-year-old who works in […]
Miss out on Prime Day? This 55-inch Sony OLED TV is still over $600 off at Amazon.
Save $601.99: The Sony A8H Bravia 55-inch OLED 4K TV is on sale for $1,298 at Amazon as of June 29. If you somehow slept through two days of Prime Day deals, luck is on your side if you need a new TV. Discounts on some of our top TV picks will appear once again […]
Boston Dynamics' robot dogs dancing in sync to BTS is both my dream and nightmare
The little hops! The graceful arches! The perfectly circular formations! If you’re into completely creepy choreographed dance routines performed by nightmarish robot dogs to the sounds of beloved K-pop superstars, hit play on the video above. Hyundai is showing off its official acquisition of robotics company Boston Dynamics with a new video of its prized […]
Nothing to launch its wireless earbuds in July
Nothing, a tech startup founded by OnePlus’ co-founder Carl Pei, and a company who’s name I’ll never get used to, will launch its first product on July 27. Pei tweeted out the date on Tuesday, while retweeting a video of the cool, physical invite for the launch event the company sent out to YouTuber Marques […]
This is Sudan’s very first wind turbine
The 63-meter turbine will provide power to some 14,000 people in a country where access to electricity hovers just above 50% of the population. A UNDP project, funded by the Sudanese government and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the turbine is a first step towards a full-scale commercial wind farm. Africa is a continent with […]
Facebook is now a $1 trillion dollar company
On Monday, Facebook’s market capitalization has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time, making it the fifth U.S. tech company to achieve this feat, after Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet. Facebook has been steadily climbing towards the $1 trillion threshold throughout 2021, but the news that pushed it over the edge was a judge’s dismissal […]
Save on a portable power pack that charges 4 devices at once
TL;DR: Heading back to the festival circuit this summer? You’re going to need a portable charger. As of June 29, the Lion Energy Prowler Power Bank is only $54.99 in the Mashable Shop. (That’s 21% off.) Any traveler knows that extra battery life goes a long way — especially when you’re camping, at a festival, or […]