October 2020 – Page 12 – MSI Net, Inc. & mCloudServ

October 29, 2020

Travel activities booking app GetYourGuide raises $133M through a convertible note led by Searchlight Capital, bringing its total raised to $780M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Travel activities booking app GetYourGuide raises $133M through a convertible note led by Searchlight Capital, bringing its total raised to $780M — On the heels of Germany announcing another lockdown to try to contain the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, one of the hottest startups … Travel activities

October 29, 2020

ByteDance launches its first gadget, a $119 smart lamp aimed at school-going children, with a built-in camera to let parents tutor remotely (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: ByteDance launches its first gadget, a $119 smart lamp aimed at school-going children, with a built-in camera to let parents tutor remotely — ByteDance on Thursday unveiled its first consumer hardware product, a smart light lamp with a display, that it says is part of its education technology portfolio … ByteDance

October 29, 2020

Being a paradoxical manager is a good thing — here’s why

Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without

iRacing has boosted NASCAR during the pandemic. Now esports may help shape racing’s future.

When the coronavirus pandemic shutdown real-world racing, NASCAR leaned into esports to great success. Now it’s looking at esports to help fuel its future. iRacing has boosted NASCAR during the pandemic. Now esports may help shape racing’s future. Source: Washington Post Tech

Poor latency could be a major issue for video conferencing and WFH across the US

The latency facing some online users in the US could make working from home a challenge. Poor latency could be a major issue for video conferencing and WFH across the US Source: Tech Radar Software

October 29, 2020

Sports streaming service DAZN is expanding to 200 countries and territories on December 1 (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

Dade Hayes / Deadline: Sports streaming service DAZN is expanding to 200 countries and territories on December 1 — EXCLUSIVE: Sports streaming service DAZN is expanding to 200 countries and territories on December 1, with initial monthly pricing of £1.99 or less. — Launched in 2016 and backed … Sports streaming service DAZN is expanding

Star Wars lightsaber colors across the galaxy decoded as The Mandalorian returns – CNET

Blue, green, red and Darksaber — your complete guide to an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. Star Wars lightsaber colors across the galaxy decoded as The Mandalorian returns – CNET Source: CNet

Rockin’ Out in LTSpice: Simulating Classic Guitar Pedals

Musicians have a fantastic language to describe signals. A sound can be fat, dark, crunchy, punchy — the list goes on. These aren’t very technical terms, but they get the job done. After all, it’s much easier to ask to guitarist for a crisper sound than to ask them to sharpen the edges of the

October 29, 2020

Thursday's Best Deals: NordVPN, Baby Yoda Plush, GE Smart Bulbs, Animal Crossing Switch Console, Sony Noise Canceling Headphones, and More

NordVPN service and a Baby Yoda plush toy lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more… Thursday's Best Deals: NordVPN, Baby Yoda Plush, GE Smart Bulbs, Animal Crossing Switch Console, Sony Noise Canceling Headphones, and More Source: Life Hacker

October 29, 2020

Use Your Kid to Get Out of a Conversation

Children—especially the young variety—tend to be inconvenient in most situations. I’m not blaming them for this, I’m just saying that a person doesn’t realize how easy it is to do something as basic as, like, walk out the front door until they have small children to drag along with them. Everything is harder and… Read

Best Buy just slashed the Lenovo Smart Clock to $35 (save $55) – CNET

And the new Smart Clock Essential is on sale for $25. Both prices are the lowest to date. Best Buy just slashed the Lenovo Smart Clock to (save ) – CNET Source: CNet

October 29, 2020

Walmart will offer the best deal on AirPods later today at 7PM ET

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In case you missed it, Best Buy launched several new Black Friday deals overnight. There’s a little bit of everything in there, including OLED TV deals, price drops on wireless noise-canceling headphones, laptops, and more. And wouldn’t you know, Amazon is price-matching most of those deals, giving

Is iPhone 12 a smash hit? Apple may offer its first hint this week – CNET

While the newest iPhone launched after the close of the quarter, Apple watchers will be hanging on CEO Tim Cook’s every word Thursday. Is iPhone 12 a smash hit? Apple may offer its first hint this week – CNET Source: CNet

Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge will explore High Republic era – CNET

The short Temple of Darkness tale will see you team up with Yoda. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge will explore High Republic era – CNET Source: CNet

October 29, 2020

Simon Stålenhag puts a darker twist on his nostalgic sci-fi worlds

Illustration by Simon Stålenhag The Labyrinth’s ash-covered landscapes were ‘the only thing that felt relevant’ Continue reading… Simon Stålenhag puts a darker twist on his nostalgic sci-fi worlds Source: New feed

October 29, 2020

Watch a Trump clone investigate deepfakes in a new show from the creators of South Park

The creators of South Park have launched a new deepfake satire show called Sassy Justice — and you can watch it for free on YouTube. Trey Parker and Matt Stone teamed up with British comedian Peter Serafinowicz for the weekly series. It’s hosted by Fred Sassy, a consumer advocate and reporter for a local TV station in

Nuclear power stations, airports at risk after hackers breach security giant

Swedish security firm Gunnebo suffers hack, resulting in thousands of client documents being published online. Nuclear power stations, airports at risk after hackers breach security giant Source: Tech Radar Software

October 29, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg just told Congress to upend the internet

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook supports rewriting Section 230, and it’s starting to lay out the changes it wants. That’s the big takeaway from a nearly four-hour grilling of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The point was quickly lost in a pre-election political scuffle

October 29, 2020

Honeywell unveils Model H1, a quantum computer with 10 qubits reaching a quantum volume of 128, offered along with a subscription service for usage (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Honeywell unveils Model H1, a quantum computer with 10 qubits reaching a quantum volume of 128, offered along with a subscription service for usage — Honeywell, which was a bit of a surprise entrant into the quantum computing space when it announced its efforts to build the world’s … Honeywell unveils

October 29, 2020

Ford will unveil its electric Transit delivery van on November 12th

Ford will unveil the all-electric version of its popular Transit delivery van on November 12th, the automaker announced Thursday. The vehicle won’t go into production until 2021, but Ford is hoping to get out ahead of an expected wave of new battery-powered delivery vans. At the unveiling, Ford is expected to share specifics about the

October 29, 2020

Peacock hits nearly 22 million users, but it’s not clear how many are paying

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service has hit almost 22 million users just over three months after its launch, Comcast announced today as part of its Q3 2020 earnings release. The company didn’t say how many of those signups were for its free, ad-supported plan versus its more premium paid

Zoom meetings: You can now add live captions to your call – and they actually work

Technology company Otter.ai has brought live captions to Zoom calls, to help remote workers focus better. Zoom meetings: You can now add live captions to your call – and they actually work Source: ZDNet Microsoft

DSL is Barely Hanging on the Line as Telcos Stop Selling New Service

Are you reading this over AT&T DSL right now? If so, you might have to upgrade or go shopping for a new ISP soon. AT&T quietly stopped selling new traditional DSLs on October 1st, though they will continue to sell their upgraded fiber-to-the-node version. This leaves a gigantic digital divide, as only 28% of AT&T’s

ESET wants to keep all your work emails safe and sound

ESET Cloud Office Security promises cloud-native safeguards against malware, spam and phishing attacks for Microsoft 365 users. ESET wants to keep all your work emails safe and sound Source: Tech Radar Software

October 29, 2020

TourBox can speed up all your Adobe Photoshop and Final Cut projects by putting the control entirely in your hands

TLDR: The TourBox is the ultimate controller for creators, offering fully customizable, precise control for most image editing, video editing and other creative app projects. If you work regularly editing photos or video, your fingers can get mighty adept at flying around the keyboard. But at a certain point, achieving the level of precision you

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