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Read MoreEdge Chromium started out as a respectable alternative to Google Chrome on Windows, but it didn’t take long for Microsoft to turn it into a nuisance. To top it off, it looks like Edge is now a vector for installing (even more) Microsoft stuff on your PC—without you asking for it, of course. Read more…
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Balto, whose AI for call centers listens to conversations and prompts agents on what to say next, raises $10M Series A, bringing its total raised to $14M+ — Balto, a startup developing a conversational AI platform for call centers, today closed a $10 million funding round. Balto, whose AI for call
Read MoreImage: CDC The Food and Drug Administration approved a drug tested during the 2018 Ebola epidemic as a treatment for the disease. It’s the first therapy approved by the agency for Ebola, and shows that research done during an emergency can find effective drugs. “Today’s approval highlights the importance of international collaboration in the fight
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge The dust has settled following two days of Amazon Prime Day 2020 sales. Most of the deals are finished, and prices are for the most part back to their normal rates. The next big opportunity to save big will come during Black Friday after Thanksgiving, in just over
Read MoreSpace, as the name suggests, is mostly empty. However, since the first satellite launch in 1957, mankind began to populate the Earth orbit with all kinds of spacecraft. On the downside, space also became more and more cluttered with trash from defunct or broken up rocket stages and satellites. Moving at speeds of nearly 30,000
Read MoreTLDR: Get over 100 of the most popular TV channels and one of the largest sports programming offerings in streaming with a month of FuboTV. The average cable TV bill is currently up over $200 a month. $217.42, to be exact. That’s not only high, that’s more than the average household spends per month on
Read MoreThe Fujifilm X-S10 Fujifilm has just announced a new camera in its X-series mirrorless lineup, the X-S10. The new model is a bit of a departure from Fujifilm’s other cameras, and features a control scheme that’ll be familiar to shooters of other camera systems. It also has plenty of vlogger-friendly features, including a fully articulating
Read MoreFacebook has just updated its Messenger apps, which you probably realized when you saw the bright, refreshed purple-ombre logo. The cutesy new look is more a precursor than anything else: Soon, Facebook Messenger will integrate with Instagram, and you’ll be able to chat with your friends across both platforms no… Read more… How to Customize
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Snapchat now lets iOS users add song clips from a curated catalog of music to their Snaps and Stories — Snapchat today is launching a new feature called Sounds — which, taking a page from TikTok, lets app users add song clips to their Snaps and Stories. Currently, though, it’s available
Read MoreMicrosoft reckons experimental architecture CHERI would have had a big impact on the number of bugs fixed in 2019. Microsoft: CHERI architecture could slash the number of security patches we release a year Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTaylor Soper / GeekWire: 98point6, which helps facilitate virtual primary care appointments using AI-powered chatbots, texts, and digital images, raises $118M Series E — Demand is through the roof for Seattle telemedicine startup 98point6. The company, which helps facilitate virtual primary care appointments … 98point6, which helps facilitate virtual primary care appointments using AI-powered chatbots,
Read MoreSoup is good. It’s warm and comforting and easy to eat, equally at home at the beginning of a hearty meal or as the star of a light lunch. It’s also a great way to use up a ton of vegetables. Whether you have a bunch of carrots that are about to go weird, a
Read MoreMike Robuck / FierceTelecom: Infiot, which converges connectivity, security, and edge-computing for remote users, sites, and devices, raises $15M Series A from Lightspeed and others — Timing is everything in the business world, and remote access startup Infiot is a prime example of that saying. Infiot, which converges connectivity, security, and edge-computing for remote users,
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Xbox Series X preview: focus on basics that matter like being quiet and cool, high frame rates, faster load times, accessory support, and backward compatibility — I haven’t been using my Xbox One as much recently, as it just feels outdated. As someone who plays primarily on PC … Xbox
Read MorePrime Day may be officially over, but Walmart’s Big Save shopping event has one more day to go. Shop discounts on Roku, watches, games and more. Walmart Prime Day deals: Save 0 on Samsung smart TV and more on the final day of the Big Save – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSony just revealed one of the final big questions about the upcoming PlayStation 5: what the user interface looks like. A lengthy new walkthrough shows off what it’ll look like to actually use the upcoming console when it launches on November 12th. The new UI is a big change for Sony, offering a complete overhaul
Read MoreThe video chat platform is making it easier to use apps like Dropbox and Slack and find virtual events like concerts. Here are all the details. Zoom works with all these new apps and services now. Get started – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe talk to the experts to get the lowdown on why many folks should consider a second set of tires just for winter. Are winter tires worth it? – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImpressions from our prototype console, initial gameplay and what it means for your holiday shopping plans. Xbox Series X: Full hands-on preview, games, UI and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd rumble indiscriminately it does. Corsair's HS60 Haptic gaming headset is ready to rumble – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Digital contact tracing wasn’t up for debate in senior living facilities Continue reading… When senior citizens are the early adopters Source: New feed
Read MoreA cool, quiet, and PC-like console Continue reading… Xbox Series X preview: the next gen feels like a PC Source: New feed
Read MoreScientists have come to realize that, just below the surface, about one third of Mars is covered in ice. Cliffs in Ancient Ice on Mars Source: NASA
Read MoreStarling Bank small business customers will get access to an online accounting feature as a chargeable add-on. Starling Bank small business customers get PayStream accounting platform as an option Source: Tech Radar Software
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