M1 MacBook owners complain of easily cracked screens

A small number of users are reporting a potentially serious issue in which the LCD screens of Apple's latest M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro are easily cracked or damaged. Owners outlined the supposed problem in an Apple Support Communities forum thread that aired multiple claims of cracked screens on recently purchased M1 MacBook Air or 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro devices.
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/30/m1-macbook-owners-complain-of-easily-cracked-screens?source=Snapzu

IRS ordered to hand over Donald Trump tax returns to Congress

The US justice department has ordered the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to hand over former President Donald Trump's tax returns to Congress. The move reverses a 2019 finding that the request from the House Ways and Means Committee was "disingenuous". The decision appears to end a long legal battle over the records, and is seen as a sharp legal blow to Mr Trump.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58020969?source=Snapzu

How Games Workshop grew to become more profitable than Google

It started in a small flat in west London, with three friends selling board games and a fanzine via mail order; now Games Workshop is worth more than Marks & Spencer and Asos and is more profitable than Google. This week the Nottingham-based company, which produces the Warhammer fantasy role-playing brand, announced all of its workers would get a £5,000 bonus after sales and profits surged during the pandemic.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jul/31/how-games-workshop-grew-to-become-more-profitable-than-google?source=Snapzu

San Marino, a country of 34,000 people, had never won a medal before Tokyo 2020. Now it has two.

The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are underway after the Games were delayed for almost a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/tokyo-2020-olympics-07-31-21-spt/h_b4f4c19a137a8c3aa54f30657729a8bd?source=Snapzu

Toyota Actively Lobbying To Slow Down EV Revolution

Toyota seems to be doing everything possible to become known as one of the most despicable corporations on the face of the Earth. Last month it was revealed that it was the largest corporate contributor to members of Congress who voted against certifying the result of the last election.
Read more: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/07/30/toyota-actively-lobbying-to-slow-down-ev-revolution/?source=Snapzu

Amazon hit with record EU data privacy fine

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has been hit with a record $886.6 million (746 million euros) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the bloc's GDPR rules, as privacy regulators take a more aggressive position on enforcement.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-hit-with-886-million-eu-data-privacy-fine-2021-07-30/?source=Snapzu

I’m sorry Dave I’m afraid I invented that: Australian court finds AI systems can be recognised under patent law

Federal court judge says allowing artificial intelligence systems, as well as humans, to be inventors is ‘consistent with promoting innovation’. An artificial intelligence system is capable of being an “inventor” under Australian patent law, the federal court has ruled, in a decision that could have wider intellectual property implications.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/30/im-sorry-dave-im-afraid-i-invented-that-australian-court-finds-ai-systems-can-be-recognised-under-patent-law?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other?source=Snapzu

Half of U.S. parents may not vaccinate their youngest child against Covid-19

Even as the delta variant of Covid-19 sweeps the globe, leaving those who remain unvaccinated vulnerable, vaccination among adults and teenagers in the United States is stalling, giving rise to concerns over whether parents will vaccinate their young children once vaccines are approved for those under 12 years of age.
Read more: https://sph.cuny.edu/life-at-sph/news/2021/07/27/parents-may-not-vaccinate-young-children/?source=Snapzu

MTV Is Turning 40 — Here's How Beavis, Butt-Head And Daria Disrupted Cable

"Animation has been critical to the MTV brand from its inception," says MTV Entertainment president Chris McCarthy. The network helped bring adult and experimental animation into the mainstream.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/30/1022642071/mtv-beavis-butthead-daria-aeon-flux-liquid-television?source=Snapzu

Here’s why Apple says it hates leaks

Apple is a notoriously secretive company, and a cease and desist letter recently acquired by Motherboard sheds new light on exactly why, arguing that leaks harm accessory makers, consumers, and Apple itself.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/30/22601564/apple-leak-phone-cases-cease-and-desist-trade-secrets?source=Snapzu

Tesla owners could get $625 each in class action settlement over battery throttling

Some Tesla owners could get $625 each to settle claims that an over-the-air update, pushed to their Model S electric sedans in May 2019, reduced their battery’s charging speed, maximum capacity and range temporarily.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/30/tesla-owners-could-get-625-each-in-settlement-over-battery-throttling.html?source=Snapzu

Saturn Will Soon Put On Its Best Show Of The Year. Here's Where And How To See It

Now might be the time to wipe the dust off that pair of binoculars and extract the family telescope from the back of the closet: Saturn is about to put on its best and brightest show, looking spiffier than at any time during the year – a performance that will be followed a few weeks later by Jupiter.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/29/1021856014/saturn-opposition-where-and-how-to-look?source=Snapzu

Amazon predicts slower sales growth as Covid boost eases

Amazon has predicted slower sales growth in the third quarter as a boost from the Covid pandemic subsides. Customers turned to Amazon and other online platforms during the Covid crisis, leading to record profits for the US giant. But Amazon's breakneck growth is beginning to level as customers start to return to bricks and mortar shops.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58020895?source=Snapzu

A YouTuber bet a physicist $10,000 that a wind-powered vehicle could travel twice as fast as the wind itself - and won

A UCLA physics professor bet a popular science YouTuber $10,000 that one of his videos promoted fallacious physics. The YouTuber won.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/youtuber-won-10000-bet-with-physicist-over-wind-powered-vehicle-2021-7?source=Snapzu

‘Waterworld’ Follow-Up TV Series In The Works With Dan Trachtenberg To Direct

A follow-up to Universal’s 1995 movie Waterworld, starring Kevin Costner, is in the works for the small screen. The project, which hails from original producer John Davis
Read more: https://deadline.com/2021/07/waterworld-followup-tv-series-dan-trachtenberg-direct-1234802666/?source=Snapzu

Windows 11 now has its first beta release

For those who are adventurous, but not reckless
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/29/22600261/windows-11-beta-release-insider-microsoft-download-test?source=Snapzu

Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Indicted for Allegedly Lying About Everything

Among other things, the trucks couldn't even run on their own battery power for basic product demonstrations and had to be plugged into a wall.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93y8ay/nikola-founder-trevor-milton-indicted-for-allegedly-lying-about-everything?source=Snapzu

Newly Launched ‘Galileo Project’ Will Hunt for Alien Technologies in Our Midst

The project is led by Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who argued that interstellar object ‘Oumuamua might be an alien probe.
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/newly-launched-galileo-project-will-hunt-for-alien-te-1847370246?source=Snapzu

Facebook’s next hardware launch will be its Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’

What are the specs on these specs?
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/29/22599599/facebook-ray-ban-smart-glasses-next-product-launch-specs?source=Snapzu

She risked everything to expose Facebook. Now she’s telling her story.

Sophie Zhang, a former data scientist at Facebook, revealed that it enables global political manipulation and has done little to stop it.
Read more: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/29/1030260/facebook-whistleblower-sophie-zhang-global-political-manipulation/?source=Snapzu

Scientists See the Backside of a Black Hole for the First Time, Prove Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity Correct - IGN News - IGN

A theory about black holes and how they eject light waves out of their backsides posited by Albert Einstein in 1915 has been proven correct, more than 100 years later.
Read more: https://www.ign.com/videos/scientists-see-the-backside-of-a-black-hole-for-the-first-time-prove-albert-einsteins-theory-of-general-relativity-correct-ign-news?source=Snapzu

China lashes out over 'shameless' photo of Olympic gold medallist

Chinese media have attacked western counterparts over a photo of weightlifting gold medallist Hou Zhihui. Read more here.
Read more: https://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics-2021-china-rages-shameless-gold-medal-photo-214306034.html?source=Snapzu

Super Mario Bros. 3 Special Version Jumps Onto The Switch Online NES Library

Fashionably late
Read more: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/super_mario_bros_3_special_version_jumps_onto_the_switch_online_nes_library?source=Snapzu

European economy grows 2%, ending double-dip recession

Europe emerged from a double-dip recession in the second quarter with stronger than expected growth of 2% over the quarter before, according to official figures released Friday, as hard-hit southern European economies Spain, Italy and Portugal delivered surprisingly strong results.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/3f8f17437a6b78376767d484bb6f1395?source=Snapzu

Scarlett Johansson Files Lawsuit Against Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Release

In a dramatic turn with implications for major Hollywood studios, Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday alleging that her contract was breached
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/scarlett-johansson-disney-lawsuit-1234990249/?source=Snapzu

Turns Out Mo Brooks Was Wearing Body Armor to Trump’s Very Peaceful Jan. 6 Rally

Rep. Mo Brooks may be done with Jan. 6, but Jan. 6 isn’t done with him. The Alabama representative, notorious for his speaking role at the Jan. 6 rally leading up to the invasion of the Capitol, did not watch Tuesday’s first hearing of the House select committee investigating said invasion.
Read more: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/mo-brooks-body-armor-jan-6-rally.amp?__twitter_impression=true?source=Snapzu

‘Sweet Tooth’ Officially Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

Netflix fantasy series ‘Sweet Tooth’ is officially renewed for a second season. The news comes at a time when pre-production on season 2 is already underway in New Zealand this month. Season 1 premiered on Netflix on June 4 and was seen by 60 million households around the world in its first month.
Read more: https://moviesr.net/p-sweet-tooth-officially-renewed-for-season-2-at-netflix?source=Snapzu

U.S. prosecutors charge Trevor Milton, founder of electric carmaker Nikola, with three counts of fraud

A federal grand jury charged Nikola founder Trevor Milton with three counts of criminal fraud for lying about “nearly all aspects of the business” to bolster stock sales of the electric vehicle start-up, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/29/us-prosecutors-charge-trevor-milton-founder-of-electric-carmaker-nikola-with-three-counts-of-fraud.html?source=Snapzu

Feds list the top 30 most exploited vulnerabilities. Many are years old

Government officials in the US, UK, and Australia are urging public- and private-sector organizations to secure their networks by ensuring firewalls, VPNs, and other network-perimeter devices are patched against the most widespread exploits. In a joint advisory published Wednesday, the US FBI and CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), the Australian Cyber Security Center, and the UK's National Cyber Security Center listed the top 30 or so most exploited vulnerabilities.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/feds-list-the-top-30-most-exploited-vulnerabilities-many-are-years-old/?source=Snapzu

New Infrastructure Bill Looks to Raise $30B Through Crypto Taxes

A bipartisan infrastructure bill in Congress proposes to raise $28 billion from crypto investors by applying new information reporting requirements to exchanges and other parties.
Read more: https://www.coindesk.com/new-infrastructure-bill-looks-to-raise-30b-through-crypto-taxes?source=Snapzu

The best vaccine incentive might be paid time off

States are using all sorts of tactics to convince more people to get vaccinated. But paid time off could be the thing that millions of hourly shift workers really need.
Read more: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/29/1030276/best-vaccine-incentive-hesitancy-time-off-work/?source=Snapzu

This is Beast Canyon, the evolution of Intel’s modular mini gaming PC

Building your own gaming PC is a labor of love. It’s not something that needs to be “easier,” exactly. But from the moment I set a screwdriver to Intel’s new NUC 11 Extreme, aka “Beast Canyon,” I couldn’t help marveling at how brilliant a eight-liter gaming machine can be.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/29/22599092/intel-nuc-11-extreme-beast-canyon-specs-price-availability-preview?source=Snapzu

Why ‘The Office’ Almost Chose Bob Odenkirk Instead Of Steve Carell

Rejecting Odenkirk for the role was the hardest decision the casting director on ’The Office’ has ever made.
Read more: https://uproxx.com/tv/bob-odenkirk-for-steve-carell-michael-scott-the-office/?source=Snapzu

Dark mode may not save your phone’s battery life as much as you think, but there are a few silver linings

When Android and Apple operating system updates started giving users the option to put their smartphones in dark mode, the feature showed potential for saving the battery life of newer phones with screens that allow darker-colored pixels to use less power than lighter-colored pixels.
Read more: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q3/dark-mode-may-not-save-your-phones-battery-life-as-much-as-you-think,-but-there-are-a-few-silver-linings.html?source=Snapzu

Cutting Carbon Pollution Quickly Would Save Millions of Lives, Study Finds

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions quickly would save tens of millions of lives worldwide, a new study finds. It's the latest indication that climate change is deadly to humans, and that the benefits of transitioning to a cleaner economy could be profound.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/29/1021247014/cutting-carbon-pollution-quickly-would-save-millions-of-lives-study-finds?source=Snapzu

Google is kicking ‘sugar dating’ apps out of the Play Store

Dormant developer accounts now also face removal. “Sugar dating” apps will not be allowed on the Android Play Store from September 1st, Google has announced as part of a series of policy changes for the platform. The change, which was first reported by Android Police, specifically prohibits apps relating to “compensated sexual relationships.” Other changes coming to the platform include a new crackdown on inactive developer accounts, Google says.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/29/22599561/google-play-store-sugar-daddy-apps-dormant-developer-accounts-policy-change?source=Snapzu

Big 12 accuses ESPN of trying to 'destabilize' conference

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told The Associated Press that ESPN is pushing other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern Conference without paying a massive buyout.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-sports-football-texas-college-football-9141232fbd5ad53fab0c1ad6bb712817?source=Snapzu

‘Arthur’ TV show canceled after 25 years on PBS Kids

The cartoon premiered in 1996.
Read more: https://www.syracuse.com/tv/2021/07/arthur-tv-show-canceled-after-25-years-on-pbs-kids.html?source=Snapzu

Ron Popeil Infomercial King Dead at 86

Ron Popeil has died at 86.
Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/28/ron-popeil-dead-dies-infomercial/?source=Snapzu

Tech Startup Literally Called Bubble Raises $100 Million

"At the end of the day, choosing a lead investor is a little bit like getting married," said one Bubble co-founder.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnkdn/tech-startup-literally-called-bubble-raises-dollar100-million?source=Snapzu

The 'world's most powerful tidal turbine' starts to export power to the grid

The O2 turbine weighs 680 metric tons and has a length of 74 meters.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-starts-to-export-power-to-grid-.html?source=Snapzu

TSMC 2nm chip plans announced, a day after Intel said it could catch up

TSMC 2nm production is likely to begin sometime in 2023, after the company got the green light for its most advanced chipmaking process yet. The news comes just one day after Intel said it believed it could catch, and overtake, TSMC’s chipmaking capabilities within four years…
Read more: https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/28/tsmc-2nm-production-set-for-2023/?source=Snapzu

Kevin Smith Wants Angry He-Man Nerds to 'Grow the Fuck Up'

Masters of the Universe: Revelation received critical acclaim ahead of its launch on Netflix late last week, but the animated continuation of Eternia’s finest has been faced with review-bombing and anger on social media thanks to a bad-faith interpretation of what the show’s doing that showrunner Kevin Smith has little time for.
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/kevin-smith-wants-angry-he-man-nerds-to-grow-the-fuck-u-1847372990?source=Snapzu

A scientist unearths potential evidence for the earliest animal life

Scientist Elizabeth Turner found fossilized evidence of 890-million-year-old sponges. These are possibly the earliest known evidence of animal life on Earth.
Read more: https://www.inverse.com/science/evidence-for-earliest-animal-life?source=Snapzu

Microsoft: Component shortages not going away any time soon

Microsoft officials are warning ongoing component shortages have affected and will continue to impact its Windows, Surface and Xbox console businesses.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-component-shortages-not-going-away-any-time-soon/?source=Snapzu

Actor Bob Odenkirk collapses on set of 'Better Call Saul' - sources

Television and film actor Bob Odenkirk was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of his AMC cable network show "Better Call Saul," according to sources close to the performer.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/actor-bob-odenkirk-collapses-set-better-call-saul-sources-2021-07-28/?source=Snapzu

'Metaverse': the next internet revolution?

Imagine a world where you could sit on the same couch as a friend who lives thousands of miles away, or conjure up a virtual version of your workplace while at the beach. Welcome to the metaverse: a vision of the future that sounds fantastical, but which tech titans like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are betting on as the next great leap in the evolution of the internet.
Read more: https://techxplore.com/news/2021-07-metaverse-internet-revolution.html?source=Snapzu

Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?

The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat – people are now living with the consequences of centuries of greenhouse gas emissions. But there is still everything to fight for. How the world chooses to respond in the coming years will have massive repercussions for generations yet to be born.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/climate-change-how-bad-could-the-future-be-if-we-do-nothing-159665?source=Snapzu

PS5 is the fastest-selling PlayStation as it hits 10m sales milestone

PlayStation 5 is Sony's fastest-selling games console after surpassing 10 million sales worldwide. The new console reached the figure on July 18th, just under a month faster than the PlayStation 4 managed.
Read more: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-28-ps5-is-the-fastest-selling-playstation-as-it-hits-10-million-sales-milestone?source=Snapzu

As climate change worsens, extreme weather disasters pile up

From record rainfall inundating cities around the world to wildfires scorching an unprecedented area to deadly heat waves that have come with unrelenting regularity this summer, extreme weather linked to climate change is unfolding with frightening clarity.
Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/as-climate-change-worsens-extreme-weather-disasters-pile-up-203837389.html?source=Snapzu