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Global stocks waver, crypto flatlines ahead of today’s pivotal jobs report
Economists forecast the U.S. economy added 450,000 jobs last month. Read More
$174 billion wipeout: Amazon and Apple sink in brutal overnight sell-off
U.S. futures are under pressure on Friday. Crypto assets are gaining, however. Read More
The tech-led stocks rally continues as crypto, too, pulls higher
U.S. futures point to another strong open. Read More
Snap debuts true AR glasses that show the potential (and limitations) of AR
Spectacles worn by Snap content-creation partner Leighton McDonald. [credit: Snap ] Snap Inc., the company best known for the popular Snapchat social camera app, has announced its first pair of augmented reality glasses that most people would agree actually qualify as real AR glasses. Like previous glasses the company has produced, they are called Spectacles. […]
Snap cuts off Yolo, LMK anonymous messaging apps after lawsuit over teen’s death
Enlarge (credit: stockcam / Getty) Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, yesterday suspended two apps that allowed users to send anonymous messages to other users on the platform. The move came in response to a lawsuit filed Monday against Snap and the two messaging apps. The lawsuit seeks class-action status to represent all 92 million Snapchat users, […]
Appeals court allows parents to sue Snap over 100 mph car crash
Enlarge (credit: Peter Dazeley / Getty Images) The Snapchat Speed Filter in action. (credit: 9th Circuit opinion) A California federal appeals court has denied legal immunity to Snap for the 2017 death of two teens and a 20-year-old when their car crashed into a tree at 113 miles per hour (180 km/h). Parents of two […]
New Pokémon Snap is a welcome take on the “first-person shooter”
I have no gun, but I must shoot. [credit: Nintendo ] When you get down to it, “shooting” in a video game is really just a way of projecting a directed line of intent from your character to another visible point on the map. This basic fact is a large part of why shooting a […]
HS punter picks up botched snap, ruins defenders, cruises for 55-yard TD
Yes, special teams players are people too. Except this one looks like he should be playing in the backfield. So it’s no surprise that Nicho Domine, the high school punter featured in this video, lists himself as a defensive back and wide receiver on his Twitter page. The kid also says he’ll try to walk […]
SEE IT! HS punter picks up botched snap, ruins defenders, cruises for 55-yard TD
Yes, special teams players are people too. Except this one looks like he should be playing in the backfield. So it’s no surprise that Nicho Domine, the high school punter featured in this video, lists himself as a defensive back and wide receiver on his Twitter page. The kid also says he’ll try to walk […]