Google Chrome now lets you link people to highlighted text on a website

Recently, Google Chrome unveiled some new features that can help boost your productivity — most notably including a way to link people to specific text from, say, an article or blog. When you create one of these links, clicking it highlights the text you want to emphasize so it's obvious what you want the receiver to focus on, whether it's a statistic...

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Snag a refurbished HP touchscreen laptop for under $200

TL;DR: Score a refurbished HP ProBook x360 11 G1 EE touchscreen laptop for just $197.99 — a 49% savings — as of April 18. Sometimes you just want life to be easy. Like, pull your new computer out of the box and instantly start doing your work a minute later easy. If you're shopping for a new device, it is possible to eliminate the headaches and just...

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Dogecoin is mooning, and we're listening for the popping sound

With dogecoin back in the news, the bubble pop can't be far behind.  The cryptocurrency, which was explicitly created as a parody of crypto in 2013, is on an epic run. As of Saturday, a single dogecoin was worth approximately $0.30 according to CoinMarketCap. That's up from $0.004 at the beginning of the year. The meme-themed cryptocurrency last made...

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PetSafe Healthy Pet Simply Feed is a basic auto feeder, but at a high price

You'd think feeding your pet would be simple enough. But actually, mealtime is deceptively complex, and doing it right is an important part to being a good pet parent. The PetSafe Healthy Pet Simply Feed Programmable Dog & Cat Feeder promises to remove the guesswork and remembering parts of mealtime — even better for forgetful pet owners with ADHD...

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10 free online writing courses for getting real good at words

Writing is a much-prized skill and a difficult one to master and, while some are naturally gifted in stringing sentences together, we all need to take the time to learn the craft.  Whether you want to write your first novel, pen a poignant poem, pull together a screenplay, or create better business content, there is a free, online course out there...

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Amazon reportedly plans to make drivers double as furniture installers

Because Amazon delivery drivers don't already have enough demands on their time, right?  The notoriously anti-worker online juggernaut plans to test a new program that would require drivers to do more than just move packages from Point A to Point B. Amazon reportedly wants its drivers to not only bring large furniture items inside customers' homes,...

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NASA puts its money on SpaceX for a massive lunar lander

NASA has a plan to put humans back on the surface of the moon, and that plan officially includes SpaceX now.  The space agency announced Friday that it awarded the private rocket company a $2.89 billion contract to develop a "commercial human lander" with the goal of putting two people on the lunar surface.  "The agency's powerful Space Launch System...

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Edward Snowden's one and only NFT (so far) sold for a bonkers $5 million

Whistleblower Edward Snowden's NFT just sold for over $5 million, or 2,224 Ethereum, at auction. Due do Ethereum's price fluctuations, the value of  the purchase has been bouncing between $5.2 million and $5.5 million.  The digital artwork, called Stay Free, features Snowden's Platon portrait comprised of the court documents of the ruling in 2013 the...

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U.S. regulators issue disturbing warning: Keep kids and pets away from Peloton treadmills

Fitness company Peloton has amassed a cult following over the past few years, especially after the pandemic forced everyone to work out at home. While the company is mostly known for their bikes, the brand offers treadmills as well — and those machines specifically are now the subject of some controversy.  On Saturday, federal regulators issued a warning...

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The many private companies in charge of vaccine passports

Your COVID vaccine data might be flowing to private companies without your knowledge. Paper cards are the primary way people receive records of their COVID-19 vaccinations. However, some governments and businesses are looking for ways to digitize these records. That would let people display proof of their vaccination status on their smartphones, and...

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