A lawsuit filed a by former Juul executive alleges that the company knew a batch of contaminated e-liquid had been used in about one million pods shipped to retailers earlier this year, but did not inform customers. The lawsuit, first reported by BuzzFeed, was brought by Siddharth Breja, former senior vice president of global finance
Month: October 2019
When doctors told Texas resident Jenna Schardt that she needed a brain operation, she was adamant she wanted to livestream it on Facebook. While this isn’t likely to be the response of most people in her situation, Schardt thought it would be an excellent chance to provide hope for others in her situation. So, on
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive came out all the way back in 2012—though it still has a large player base and its tie-ins with the Steam Community marketplace have remained active long after developer Valve’s attention mostly went elsewhere. Patch notes from Monday flagged by Vice News indicate that may have become a big problem, with the
If you’re shopping for a 4K TV at the higher end of the market, you’ve likely stumbled upon two similar-sounding terms: QLED and OLED. In simpler terms, these are TV technologies that use different techniques to produce the best visual fidelity you can find in a consumer set. If you remember the war between LCD
The best compatible wearable for your iPhone is an Apple Watch, and for many people, having an iPhone on your wrist finally seems like a sensible idea. These smart wearables have caught on in a huge way, with the initial success of the Series 1 followed by the continuously growing popularity of the Apple Watch
BlizzCon arrives at the end of October, and fans from all over the world will be traveling to Anaheim, California to celebrate their love for the many popular series made by Blizzard. If you’re someone who can’t attend the festivities in person, you can participate in the fun remotely by purchasing a Virtual Ticket which
The developers hope to educate gamers and help spread awareness of the protestors’ cause. For the past five months, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong demonstrators have taken to the streets in protest of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill introduced by the Hong Kong government which would allow local law enforcement to extradite criminals wanted
Walmart announced today an expansion of its existing relationship with financial services provider Green Dot, which will continue to serve as the issuing bank and program manager for the Walmart MoneyCard program for another seven years. The two companies also agreed to partner on the creation of a new fintech accelerator which focuses on the
8th Wall launches the first WebAR authoring and hosting platform. The 8th Wall, a groundbreaking AR company that walked away with the 2019 Augie Award for Best Developer Tool, is following up on its recent success with the launch of a cloud-based WebAR authoring and hosting platform. This new web tool forges a unified in-browser
Webiny, a London startup developing a serverless content management system, announced a $347,000 (£247,000) seed round today led by EU investment firm Episode 1. Webiny founder Sven Al Hamad says that Webiny is the first full-feature content management built for a serverless environment. “That means that we built Webiny from the ground up, and architected
The wearables market is racing towards record sales this year. IDC predicts more than 152 million wrist-worn wearables will be sold by the end of 2019 and healthy growth is expected to continue. The top five companies, with almost 66% of the worldwide market between them, are Xiaomi, Apple, Huawei, Fitbit, and Samsung, in that
tech2 News StaffOct 29, 2019 16:25:52 IST In a welcome move for ailing patients and their families, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has amended its rules to allow a lot of new disorders onto their standardized list. These rules will be applicable to all insurance companies. Speech and language disorders, stress and mental disorders will
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with new restrictions on doing business with tech giants Huawei and ZTE, with chairman Ajit Pai setting a Nov. 19 date for vote on a proposal to bar U.S. firms that receive federal subsidies from purchasing the Chinese firms’ telecom equipment. According to the
Star Wars is one of Hollywood’s biggest movie franchises, and now Jon Favreau’s upcoming live-action series The Mandalorian is poised to become a streaming hit in its own right. The series for Disney+ filled out its cast quickly, with Pedro Pascal as its lead actor, and will launch alongside the streaming service in November. The latest
[embedded content] The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars television series, is almost here. On November 12, the first episode of The Mandalorian will debut alongside Disney+, but you don’t need to wait until then to see more of the show. A new trailer just arrived, offering a better look at the seedier side of
The latest news, reviews, and updates about Apple Macs, MacBooks, and MacBook Pros all in one place. If macOS is your thing, Digital Trends offers in-depth coverage of everything you need to know. Whether you’re looking for tips and tricks for navigating Catalina, or are just hungry for the latest product announcement from Apple, we’ve
Google and NASA have demonstrated that quantum computing isn’t just a fancy trick, but almost certainly something actually useful — and they’re already working on commercial applications. What does that mean for existing startups and businesses? Simply put: nothing. But that doesn’t mean you can ignore it forever. There are three main points that anyone
Google Lens brings your Pixel 4 retail box to life. To celebrate the launch of its latest Pixel phone and reaffirm its commitment to AR, Google has hidden a secret AR advertisement on the retail box of the Pixel 4 that, when scanned using Google Lens, unlocks a unique 2D animation complete with a message
These Halloween-themed multiplayer VR games are the perfect party-starters. With Halloween right around the corner, many of us are in full party mode as we prepare this year’s spooky festivities. If you’re big into the holiday season, you may even have your very own party planned for All Hollows’ Eve. So while other hosts fall
This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures two galaxies of equal size in a collision that appears to resemble a ghostly face. This observation was made on June 19, 2019, in visible light by the telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B.F. Williams, and M. Durbin (University of Washington)
As robots and gadgets continue to pervade our everyday lives, they increasingly need to see in 3D — but as evidenced by the notch in your iPhone, depth-sensing cameras are still pretty bulky. A new approach inspired by how some spiders sense the distance to their prey could change that. Jumping spiders don’t have room
Sourcing ingredients in the restaurant industry is a dirty process that still relies heavily on voicemails and fax orders. More tech-forward solutions have been pushed but getting restaurants and suppliers to uniformly sign on to a platform has been a relatively daunting challenge. Choco is a young startup with plenty of momentum that’s aiming to
In 2017, when a destructive earthquake struck Puebla, Mexico, sending shock waves to Mexico City and destroying buildings in the nation’s megalopolis and its surrounding suburbs, both public and private emergency services sprung into action. For multinational corporations operating in the city it was a test of their internal support services, which were established to
Apple has released iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2 for the iPhone and iPad. This update features the usual bug fixes and security improvements. But Apple is also adding a handful of new features to its operating system. First, iOS 13.2 brings a ton of new emojis. The company now officially supports Unicode 12.0. You can
The new all-electric Mini Cooper SE, the first Mini designed from the ground up as an electric car, is going to retail in the U.S. starting at $29,900 (plus an $850 Destination and Handling fee) – before any tax incentives are applied. That puts final pricing as low as around $17,900 when you consider cereal
tech2 News StaffOct 28, 2019 19:19:53 IST Overwatch 2 could be coming out at this year’s BlizzCon next weekend. A new hero named ‘Echo’ is also supposedly going to be revealed by Blizzard Entertainment at its annual gaming conference. Tracer from Overwatch. Coming from a report by popular esports consultant Rod Breslau for ESPN, a
Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) It’s not magic, but when the new Nvidia Shield works, it almost feels like it. The new tube-look revision of Nvidia’s already superb set-top box has taken away a few features, dropped the price, and packed in a new variant of the Tegra X1 chip. This chip is important because it
You’ve hailed your electric Jaguar I-Pace chauffeur-driven car, which will take you from London’s Heathrow airport into the city, and it’s natural if some range anxiety may suddenly make you question whether the battery-powered car will make it to you, or to your destination. There’s no need for concern. This is Havn, a premium app-based
Cognitive dissonance is a mental discomfort caused by holding opposing ideas simultaneously within your mind’s eye. For instance, considering yourself an honest person while telling a lie, or saying you enjoy both good music and Post Malone. The uncomfortable feeling is your mind’s struggle with conflicting ideas, beliefs, or sensory inputs. The concept of cognitive
You’ve got gear to haul, large items to buy, and pets that need shuttling to play dates. No car will do for you, you need an SUV. The best crossover you can buy is the Nissan Rogue. It didn’t become Nissan’s best-selling model — and one of America’s best-sellers — by accident. When we drove
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