Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:Sources: activist investor TCS Capital, which owns 4%+ of Yelp’s common stock, urges the recommendation site to explore strategic alternatives, including a sale — TCS Capital Management has built a stake in Yelp and is calling on the service-recommendation site to explore strategic alternatives.
A rise in memecoins and NFTs on the Bitcoin blockchain, thanks to the Ordinals protocol, has spurred record transactions and an ensuing fee windfall for miners (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:A rise in memecoins and NFTs on the Bitcoin blockchain, thanks to the Ordinals protocol, has spurred record transactions and an ensuing fee windfall for miners — An eruption of memecoins and nonfungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain has reshaped the revenue profile of miners …
Ninja Woodfire review: outdoor cooking without charcoal or gas
Ninja breaks into the world of outdoor cooking with a clever multifunctional electric grill-style BBQ and smoker. We tried it out.
A look at the issues fomented by a decentralized web, including a rise in conspiratorial thinking due to more siloed online spaces and increasing app fatigue (Jessica Maddox/Wired)
Jessica Maddox / Wired:A look at the issues fomented by a decentralized web, including a rise in conspiratorial thinking due to more siloed online spaces and increasing app fatigue — From social networks to crypto, independently run servers are being touted as a solution to the internet’s problems.
HYSapientia 24L Air Fryer Oven review: a countertop oven with plenty of presets
The HYSapientia 24L Air Fryer Oven comes with 10 cooking functions, but the timer and temperatures on offer are limiting.
It took 48 hours, but the mystery of the mass Asus router outage is solved
Asus finally responds after being castigated by users.
The FDA just approved rub-on gene therapy that helps “butterfly” children
Antonio Vento is 13 years old. He’s a tiny figure in bandages who doesn’t walk and, until recently, couldn’t see more than shadows. He has dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, an inherited disease that makes his skin so fragile that kids with the illness are called “butterfly children.” But now, thanks to […]
After Niantic’s latest AR game Peridot got negative app store reviews and few downloads, a look at the company’s metaverse games struggling to find an audience (Cecilia D’Anastasio/Bloomberg)
Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg:After Niantic’s latest AR game Peridot got negative app store reviews and few downloads, a look at the company’s metaverse games struggling to find an audience — Just a few years ago, tech evangelists were hailing Niantic Inc., the maker of the hit game Pokémon Go …
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i review: a solid gaming laptop
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5i is a great choice of a laptop for those who can’t afford to spend thousands of dollars on a performance beast machine.
Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled
The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away.