Revolut launches new, effortless way to donate to charities

Revolut is a UK-based financial services company that offers clients a bank account and a pre-paid card, with many of its services free or incurring a lower fee than you'd get from a typical bank. It's now also offering a new feature that makes it really easy to donate to charities — every time you make a payment.  The feature, called Donations, lets you round up your Revolut card payments and donate the spare change to a charity of your choice. The service is kicking off with three charities: ILGA-Europe, Save the Children and WWF.  SEE ALSO: You can now donate through stickers...

Android might finally get a better AirDrop alternative

Google might finally deliver a viable version of AirDrop for Android phones. The company is testing a new Android feature called "Fast Share" that would allow phone owners to wirelessly transmit photos, text, and other files to nearby devices using Bluetooth. The currently unreleased feature was uncovered by two separate publications, 9to5Google and XDA Developers. According to screenshots posted by the publications, Fast Share allows you to share photos, text, and URLs with devices that are nearby even if you don't have an internet connection. Interestingly, the list of devices in the screenshots...

Facebook's Libra hasn't launched, but big banks are already taking notice

Facebook has only just revealed its far-reaching cryptocurrency plans, but Libra is already prompting global financial institutions to take action. Central banks are reportedly becoming more interested in the idea of creating their own digital currencies following Facebook's Libra reveal, as evidenced by new comments from the head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS),  As the bank used by central bankers. BIS is, in the words of Quartz, among the "the stodgiest of stodgy institutions." But BIS bank head Agustín Carstens now says central banks have to take digital currency much...

Google's texting app could soon be more like Snapchat

Google's iMessage competitor may soon be getting an upgrade. The company is testing Snapchat-like augmented reality effects in its Android Messages texting app, according to a new report.  The folks at XDA Developers uncovered five unreleased AR effects in the messages app, and they're actually pretty cool. You can see them all in the video below, but they include a fireworks effects, an angel (complete with a halo, of course), confetti, balloons, and a clever airplane animation. At this point, it's not clear if this is anything more than a test or when these might be more widely available....

Driving an electric car feels like a game — and that's a good thing

The rolling hills of Northern California appeared before me; the river where gold was first discovered in the 1800s rushed past. But all I wanted to do was gawk at the electronic dashboard behind the wheel. I was in an all-electric Chevrolet Bolt, driving from the state capital of Sacramento to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, deeper into gold country. After putting the car into Chevy's battery-saving "low mode" at the start of my trip, I hadn't touched the brakes, even when slowing down or at a stop sign or traffic light. Simply letting up on the accelerator dragged me to enough...

Apple MacBook Pro, Amazon Cloud Cam, LG 4K TV, and more for June 30

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This Amazon Web Services online course could help you kick off a new career

TL;DR: Snag the AWS Master Class Bundle in the Mashable Shop for just $39 and kickstart a whole new career. Who runs the world? Amazon. Plain and simple. If you don't have your own Prime membership, you probably depend on someone else's, because who could survive without two-day shipping? The thing is that most of Amazon's operating income doesn't even come from their retail site. Instead, the tech beast earns most of its billions from its cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS).  SEE ALSO: Amazon Prime members, one-day shipping has arrived AWS delivers on-demand cloud computing...

Tetris Royale is Tetris 99 meets mobile, and it's now in the works - CNET

Gaming company N3twork is developing a mobile rival to the Nintendo Switch battle royale game. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J from CNET News https://ift.tt/2FGIBYS via IFT...

Tetris Royale is Tetris 99 meets mobile, and it's now in the works - CNET

Gaming company N3twork is developing a mobile rival to the Nintendo Switch battle royale game. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J from CNET https://ift.tt/2xjRkvx via IFT...

Trump to let US firms sell tech to Huawei - CNET

Details have yet to be worked out, but the president says that as part of a deal to resume trade talks with China, he'll allow sales of gear that don't involve a security risk. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J from CNET https://ift.tt/2XE336P via IFT...

Trump changes his mind, says Huawei can buy some U.S. tech after all

Well that didn't take long.  President Donald Trump announced Saturday that Chinese manufacturer Huawei will be able to once again purchase goods from U.S. technology companies. This is a sharp reversal from his stance in May 2019, when Reuters reported that the U.S. Commerce Department said the company would first need U.S. approval to purchase goods from American manufacturers.  According to The Washington Post, Trump made the announcement following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We had a very, very good meeting with China, I would say probably even better than expected,"...

Trump to let US firms sell tech to Huawei - CNET

Details have yet to be worked out, but the president says that as part of a deal to resume trade talks with China, he'll allow sales of gear that don't involve a security risk. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J from CNET News https://ift.tt/2XcAJnU via IFT...

The very best apps of 2019 (so far)

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9 great reads from CNET this week - CNET

How Amazon's answer for everything is AI, why Sony's robo-pup is toying with our emotions, and how Comic-Con San Diego has evolved. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J from CNET https://ift.tt/2XalyvB via IFT...

9 great reads from CNET this week - CNET

How Amazon's answer for everything is AI, why Sony's robo-pup is toying with our emotions, and how Comic-Con San Diego has evolved. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J from CNET News https://ift.tt/2LnWdfn via IFT...

The innate pleasures of the YouTube music rabbit hole

This is Ode To..., a weekly column where we share the stuff we're really into in hopes that you'll be really into it, too. Echoing with the sounds of nature, the calls of birds and soft keys,  “A I R (Air In Resort)” suddenly popped up while I was listening to music on YouTube, something I tend to just leave on like the radio while working these days. The album, which I'm now obsessed with, was produced by Japanese ambient musician Hiroshi Yoshimura. Designed to complement a fragrance for cosmetics company Shiseido back in 1984, the record was merely a gift with the perfume.  For...

Dell UltraSharp, Samsung SSD, iPad, Echo Dot, and more for June 29

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Are your digital bookmarks a hot mess? This app fixes that.

TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Qlearly, a chrome extension that organizes your bookmarks and tabs, is 88% off for a price of $19.99. If you're like us, you’re well aware that clutter gives you anxiety — especially digital clutter. But that doesn’t stop you from bookmarking yet another “must-read” link to your already overflowing bookmarks bar or keeping 100+ tabs open at the same time. If your browser is such a mess that it’s zapping your productivity and focus, Qlearly is there to help you Kondo that gigantic collection of bookmarks and tabs and regain control over your digital life. (It's...

10 summer gadget deals this weekend: Save up to 80%

Aside from maybe a drink or two, what better way is there to *officially* kick off the summer than with a really great sale? Whether you're looking for gear for your upcoming vacation, trying to upgrade your home setup for a staycation, or need new ways to pass the time to avoid FOMO, grab your wallet.  Everything listed below is on sale in the Mashable Shop: Rock Space Wi-Fi Range Extender  If your idea of a perfect summer includes binge-watching and video games, but your internet connection disagrees, this Rock Space Wi-Fi Range Extender could help you out. It extends your Wi-Fi...

This $10 online class promises to turn you into a data science whiz

TL;DR: This thorough online bootcamp will help you build strong foundational knowledge of data science, and you can enroll today for just $9.99. Since data science programs only recently began catching on in higher education, we'd forgive you for going your entire college career without writing a single line of programming code. Probably. But just know that the professional world may not always take so kindly to data ineptitude: According to a recent survey of companies spanning different geographies, functions, organization sizes, and industries, the adoption of big data in the workplace...

Second U.S. city passes ban on facial recognition tech

A second U.S. city is banning its municipal government from ever using facial recognition technologies over fears it'll pave the way for mass surveillance. On Thursday, the city council of Somerville, Massachusetts voted 11-0 to pass the anti-facial recognition ordinance, which calls out the technology for its potential to "chill" protected free speech. "The broad application of face surveillance in public spaces is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to carry and display a personal photo identification card at all times," reads the ordinance. The ordinance also points to how...

These Refurbished iMacs, MacBooks, & iPads Are All on Sale For Up To 77% Off

Apple computers are known for being supremely awesome, but they're also supremely expensive. The good news is there are excellent deals on refurbished models that deliver the same Apple quality for a fraction of the cost of buying new. Here are 10 that are all on sale today. The post These Refurbished iMacs, MacBooks, & iPads Are All on Sale For Up To 77% Off appeared first on ExtremeTech. https://ift.tt/2LravM6 from ExtremeTechExtremeTech https://ift.tt/2KK0Oc7 via IFT...

Facebook reveals plan for policy-reviewing ‘Supreme Court’

Created to review controversial content decisions made by Facebook, the "Supreme Court" would be a 40-person board of diverse backgrounds set to a particular rulebook. Read more here. Read more... More about Tech, Facebook, Mashable Video, Social Media, and Tech https://ift.tt/3229Bvl from Tech https://ift.tt/2YjyO2j via IFT...

A Garmin GPS can help you avoid traffic, and this one's on sale for up to $50 off

TL;DR: Walmart has Garmin's Drive 52, DriveSmart 55, and DriveSmart 65 GPS devices on sale for $30 to $50 off their suggested retail prices.  Fourth of July weekend traffic can be the stuff of nightmares, which makes it all the more important to have a premium GPS as your copilot — one that won't just guide you through congestion, but help you steer clear of it entirely so you can make it to the barbecue before all the Jell-O jigglers are gone.  The highly-rated models in Garmin's 2019 Drive Series are a smart pick for two reasons: One, they feature the company's Traffic service...

Apple's last major device made in U.S. will now be made in China

Apple's new Mac Pro is notable for a number of reasons. The $6,000 beast famously resembles a cheese grater and probably will never be used by most people. It might also be the end of Apple manufacturing products in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Apple would move production of the new Mac Pro to China. Back in 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook made a big to-do about building the Mac Pro in the U.S.  According to the Journal's sources, contractor Quanta Computer Inc. will handle manufacturing near Shanghai. While consumers are unlikely to tell the difference,...

Best 4K TV deals for the weekend of June 28

Guys, July is in a few days. Don't mind us, just having an internal panic. There is one upside, though: All of the best streaming releases come out mid-summer. We never thought we'd get to say this, but Stranger Things 3 is just a few days away — followed by the final season of Orange is the New Black on July 26. SEE ALSO: What's coming to Hulu in July 2019 If you're going to be using every waking moment to binge-watch the new releases, you might at well do it on a 4K TV. (How else are you going to see the dark scenes in Stranger Things?) There are some seriously good deals sprinkled...

Save 52% on this Cisco dual WAN router with built-in VPN support

TL;DR: This powerful WAN router with built-in VPN support is great for small offices and businesses. It typically retails for $265.99, but Amazon has it on sale right now for $128 — a 52% savings. You probably know by now that using a virtual private network, or VPN, is among the best ways to keep your personal data secure and online activities private. (... And if you didn't, well, now you do. Glad that's settled!) But consider for a moment the possible consequences of not having a secure connection in a professional context. Not only would you be putting your company's data at risk of being...