As critically ill COVID-19 patients started showing up in droves at emergency rooms around the world, ventilators became a crucial technology keeping patients alive. When hospitals’ own resources became overwhelmed, the Strategic National Stockpile dusted off and distributed thousands of the life-support machines throughout the country. But not all were in working condition. J. Scot
Read MoreKhabib Nurmagomedov faces Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Will he prevail in his toughest match-up yet? UFC 254: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje — How to watch, start time, fight card – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKim Lyons / The Verge: Italy launches an investigation into Telegram bots that make fake nudes from women’s photos, after researchers found 100K+ images shared on its public channels — The bots were found to be generating fake nude images of unsuspecting women — The Italian Data Protection Authority has started … Italy launches an
Read MoreLogitech’s hub controls all the devices in your media room with a single smartphone app for just $70. One remote to control them all: Logitech Harmony Hub is 30% off – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Patreon has updated its policies and will no longer support creator accounts on its platform that “advance disinformation promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory,” the company announced in a blog post. A “small number of creators” on Patreon have supported QAnon with their work, the platform says, adding it’s
Read MoreThis palm-sized USB hard drive can back up your PC, expand your PS4 or move every file you’ve ever created to a new computer. Carry 3 terabytes in your pocket for just – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSince 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire. How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine Source: NY Times Tech
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Read MoreToday might be your last chance (for now) to cash in on last week’s big Amazon device sale at Best Buy. A few Prime Day deals at Best Buy remain: Echo Show 5, 0 Fire TV Recast, Echo Auto – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe final presidential debate of this election season may be over, but we’re not in the clear yet—there’s another 10 days until Election Day, and who knows how many more days or weeks (or months) until there’s a result. In other words, these stressful times will continue for the foreseeable future. Plus, there’s the… Read
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Italian Data Protection Authority has started an investigation into the widespread use of bots that generate fake nude images on messaging app Telegram. The news follows an investigation by security firm Sensity, which found that as of July 2020 more than 100,000 faked images had been generated
Read MoreDuring the first wave of COVID-19, researchers at Oxford University built a computer model that suggested if 56% of the UK downloaded and used a contact-tracing app (alongside other control measures) it could end the epidemic in the country. With the English app only available since September, it’s too early to tell how the system
Read MoreTLDR: These 10 business resources can get your digital enterprise headed in the right direction. Whether you’re running your own business or just working from home as part of someone else’s, there are plenty of business services that you don’t often realize you really need until you really need ‘em. Thankfully, many of those services
Read MoreSome projects are just too complex, that’s for sure. But I’d be willing to bet that some things you think are too difficult actually aren’t, and it may be that all you need to get over your personal hurdle is a good demonstration. Here come three cases in point. I was looking at the new
Read MoreKerry Brown / Netflix In 1939, Alfred Hitchcock came to Hollywood. The English master of suspense would ply his trade in sunny California, and Rebecca, his first American film, would win him his first and only Oscar. Despite the acclaim, Hitchcock hated Rebecca, as it was his first encounter with American censors and their stodgy
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you take the typical death toll in the United States in a typical year and add the population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or the population of St. Louis, Missouri, you’ll end up with the number of people who died this year. There were nearly 300,000 more deaths than
Read MoreMurray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: Output, which develops software and virtual instruments for musicians, composers, producers, and sound designers, raises $45M Series A led by Summit Partners — Output, a tech company whose software has been used in songs by Drake, Coldplay, Justin Bieber and Rihanna and musical scores … Output, which develops software
Read MoreA sale on Le Creuset stoneware, kettles, cast iron and Razer Tactical laptop backpacks lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: Le Creuset Stoneware and Cast Iron, Razer Tactical Laptop Backpacks, Dyson V6 Cordless Vacuum, Samsung POWERbot, JACHS NY Fall Jackets, Studio Ghibli Home Goods, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreDo you like tacos? What about baseball? And free food? Even if only two of the three apply, you’re in luck, because the World Series is happening right now, and so is Taco Bell’s ninth annual “Steal a Base, Steal a Taco” promotion. Here’s how and when to get your hands on this deal. Read
Read MoreWhat will the future of public transport look like? The major projects being planned today, such as the UK’s HS2 high-speed rail network, aren’t fundamentally different to what’s been built over the last 30 years. Maglev trains are largely confined to niche projects in China. Hyperloop remains an unproven glimmer in Elon Musk and Richard
Read MoreThese are the best smart speakers you can buy right now, no matter which voice assistant you prefer. Best smart speakers of 2020: Google Nest Mini, Amazon Echo and Apple HomePod compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Welcome to the weekend. In tech deals world, this week consisted mostly of a few notable Prime Day 2020 leftovers that hung around after Amazon’s big shopping event. Even those are mostly done now, but in their place are some fresh, new deals you might not have
Read MoreRemember when we learned about food safety in school and were told not to put raw chicken directly on the countertop, or eat raw cookie dough, and that was basically it? Well, as you probably already know, that list has gotten much, much longer, and now includes foods you never thought could be an issue—like
Read MoreTakashi Nakano / Nikkei Asia: Singapore now has 1,000+ B2B fintech startups, up 70%+ YoY, after the city-state started luring foreign entrepreneurs with special visas and monetary support — City-state lures foreign entrepreneurs with special visas and financial support — SINGAPORE — Singapore is striving to enhance … Singapore now has 1,000+ B2B fintech startups,
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