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Tile is selling its Bluetooth tracking business to Life360 for $205 million

The Verge

Tile popularized marking items and tracking them from your phone with its small Bluetooth tags, but is suddenly facing more competition from giants like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung. However, the game may have changed once Apple and Google started building their own item-locating features into iPhones and Android devices.

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Web 2.0 is Collapsing Under its Own Weight

Phil Windley

I don't know if you recall the game Kerplunk. It's a classic children's game that has been around for decades. I remember playing it with my sister. The modern web reminds me more and more of a big Kerplunk game and I think the marbles are about to fall. Email can be insecure.

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GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport

The Verge

The years-old browser game became a competitive thrill this year The camera-mounted Google truck that drove through South Africa’s Kruger National Park is equipped with a distinct, camo-green paint job and a pair of white racks resting on its rooftop. The game is simple. GeoGuessr was never designed to be played at high stakes.

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What to expect from Microsoft’s blockbuster Bethesda acquisition as deal gets EU approval

GeekWire

billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the Maryland-based holding company for the video game publisher Bethesda Softworks. With ZeniMax and its studios added to its current lineup, Microsoft now has a total of 23 first-party Xbox developers, as well as the licensing rights for a bevy of landmark video game franchises. Bethesda Image).

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

When it comes to impactful types of internet-borne crime, phishing is the name of the game. The catch was that the document contained a function to transform these gibberish-looking symbols into hexadecimal values that denoted specific JavaScript tags. And for good reason.

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The best Black Friday deals under $25

The Verge

Several retailers are now heavily discounting popular tech products in the short lead-up to Black Friday, discounting everything from Bluetooth trackers and smart speakers to the latest gaming subscriptions. For those who prefer Google smart speakers, the Google Nest Mini is currently 50 percent off at multiple retailers.

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With the Samsung Galaxy S21, it’s time for Bixby to put up or shut up

The Verge

It was yet another digital assistant, but as Dan Seifert wrote at the time it had a very clear and very good remit that helped to distinguish it from Alexa, Siri, and Google. Over the last few years, Bixby has turned into the thing it originally was designed not to be: a worse version of the Google Assistant. Your own tablets.

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