December 2020 Tech Articles
- Skeptics lost $38 billion betting against Tesla in 2020
- FBI warns hackers are using home cameras to carry out dangerous pranks
- This YouTuber created a working model of Batman’s grappling gun
- Scientists suggest carbon dioxide could soon replace jet fuel
- Amazon has bought Wondery and no one, least of all Spotify, is surprised
- Chinese drone delivery gets set to overtake U.S. efforts
- Google is piloting a new Search spotlight for TikToks and video clips
- Vaccine recipients in L.A. will be able to keep their COVID status in Apple Wallet
- TruNarc helps agents spot illicit drugs with pictures alone
- The International Space Station microfarm can now grow radishes
- Confuse your emotions by watching Boston Dynamics' robots dance
- Samsung's Galaxy S21 will support the S Pen, according to new filing
- Panasonic's cute delivery bot to start ferrying packages in Japan
- Wooden satellites could solve our space junk problem
- MIT wants food to let us know when it’s poisonous
- Pictures of an early Apple Watch prototype help explain its evolution
- VW's battery bot is real and can automatically charge your electric car
- Tesla owners can now change their horn to sound like a fart
- A man spent 10 days in jail based on a facial recognition error
- Grubhub removed the default tip in California to mask new fees
- 5G explained in less than 5 minutes
- 5 secret Apple projects that could be game-changers
- The Yayzy app calculates your spending’s toll on climate change
- Shopify is plagued by thousands of fraudsters, a new analysis suggests
- Signal founder laughs off 'amateur hour' claim that the app was cracked
- Despite dunking on Apple, Samsung will box its new flagship with no accessories
- Elon Musk apparently considered selling Tesla to Apple and got shut down
- Facebook weighed aiding rival networks to appease regulators
- Apple may bring multi-user support to the iPad
- Newly passed COVID-19 relief bill goes after illegal streaming sites
- Zoom is being probed by U.S. regulators over Chinese censorship concerns
- Nikon cameras will no longer be "Made in Japan"
- Galaxy Buds Pro leak points to 3D sound and conversation detection
- ‘Her’ is unfolding in China, but the AI has even more beaus than in the movie
- The Lovense Remote app gives everyone the gift of orgies
- EU regulators have signed off on Google's $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit
- Widespread U.S. government cyberattack expands in scope
- Google's introduced new 'Cinematic photos' for the holiday season
- Canoo debuts $33,000 electric delivery van, with more EVs to come
- Twitter is ending its experiment that forces users to think before they retweet
- Hackers breached U.S. agency overseeing nuclear weapon stockpile
- Amazon wants to listen to every word you say
- Capella Space's new satellite is eerily observant
- IBM and Fujifilm have created a 580 TB magnetic tape
- Synthetic palm oil could stop humans from razing forests to the ground
- OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirms smartwatch and opens up on its Facebook mistake
- The Facebook overlords are developing tech to read your thoughts
- Facebook sets its sights on Cameo with new Live feature in the works
- Facebook will lift its political ad ban for Georgia's Senate runoff
- Samsung suggests it will release more affordable foldables, kill the Galaxy Note in 2021
- LG created a coronavirus-killing robot for schools and offices
- Researchers used AI and Facebook messages to predict mental illness
- Parler's 15 minutes of fame may well already be over
- Amazon Echo devices now feature real-time language translation
- Mercedes-Benz's new electric car prototypes look ready to take on Tesla
- Amazon's Zoox robotaxi is here and we really want to ride one
- France jumps on the bandwagon, says it'll make bionic soldiers to keep up
- Aptera's three-wheeled electric car can run on solar energy alone
- Brave Browser now offers a news reader that won't track your every move
- Toyota is making an electric car that could charge in 10 minutes
- Exclusive: The U.S. Emergency Alert system has been hacked
- A drone is helping connect the Isles of Scilly to mainland England
- Pixel 5 bug reportedly disabling all on-device sensors
- Apple, Google ban X-Mode's location trackers after it sold data to the feds
- Apple finally updates forsaken Music Memos app just to bring bad news
- Pornhub's reckoning intensifies, Mastercard and Visa block payments
- OG alternative app store Cydia sues Apple for eliminating iOS users' options
- 'Artificial skin’ could change covert military ops forever
- Leica finally gets serious about video with the SL2-S
- Boston Dynamics and its terrifying robot have a new home: Hyundai
- Massive drones could be the key to post-wildfire reforestation
- Google seeks help from the public on Fuschia OS, which no one can explain
- Huawei worked on facial recognition tech that could pick out Uyghurs
- The Monarch is an electric tractor that can drive itself
- Star in your own version of The Bachelor/ette with Hinge’s new Roses
- Uber finally throws in the towel, sells off self-driving tech
- AirPods Max with noise-cancellation and 20-hour battery life coming December 15
- Spotify could soon replace real artists with AI music
- Apple’s planned 32-core processors could beat Intel for good
- Does anyone want a hybrid motorcycle? Kawasaki thinks so.
- These electric vehicles look like the stuff sci-fi is made of
- Hyundai outlines the platform that'll underpin its electric future
- Joby Aviation is in talks to buy Uber's flying taxi business
- Anyone with an Android phone can now upload photos to Google Street View
- Crackpots are buying Faraday cages for routers then bemoaning bad Wi-Fi
- Google AI can keep giant Loon balloons aloft for over 300 days
- Discovery+ is the latest streaming subscription coming for your wallet
- Researchers created a sponge that removes copper from water
- A huge exploit left iPhones open to hacking via AirDrop protocols
- How phone cameras could get drastically better in 2021
- This picture frame is an affordable hologram that fits on your desk
- Amazon's latest product is plug-and-play employee surveillance
- A facial recognition company lied to a school about how racist its algorithm is
- Salesforce spent a jaw-dropping amount of money to buy Slack
- Here's what Wyze's $20 smartwatch is packing
- Modded diesel trucks pump out shameful amounts of pollution
- A new ‘Diem’ for Facebook’s Libra as it rebrands to save face
- Turn your mountain bike into a pedal-assisted snowmobile with this conversion kit
- High schoolers will pilot RC racers on the moon next year
- Fujifilm's GFX100 can create 400MP pictures with new update
- Here's the chip that'll power every flagship Android phone in 2021
- Scotland's new hydrogen experiment could be a big environmental win
