Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, passing Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco. As of close of business Friday, Apple has a market valuation of $1.84 trillion, while Saudi Aramco’s is $1.76 trillion, according to CNBC. Apple’s stock, which has been on a
Read MoreWhat if I told you all your favorite time-travel films and books were actually created by big tech in order to wrest control of the time-travel industry from the proletariat? Think about it. Back to the Future, The Terminator, The Time Machine, all of these stories share a central theme where traveling through time is
Read MoreThis external drive with a USB-C connection is now 38% off. Stock up on storage: Get a WD My Passport 512GB external SSD for – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}The University of Florida and NVIDIA have announced a $70 million artificial intelligence initiative that includes building what they’re claiming to be the fastest AI supercomputer in academia. U Florida Announces Plans for Fastest AI Supercomputer in Academia Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThe University of Florida and NVIDIA have announced a $70 million artificial intelligence initiative that includes building what they’re claiming to be the fastest AI supercomputer in academia. U Florida Announces Plans for Fastest AI Supercomputer in Academia Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreBattletoads, that most nineties of franchises, is returning to the gaming scene in August after lying dormant for a quarter of a century. Specifically, Microsoft and developer Dlala Studios is finally releasing Battletoads 2020. If you’re a youngster and don’t know what you’re in for, I recommend taking a look at the trailer: The new Battletoads game was
Read MoreDeveloper 343 Industries confirms the rumors. Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free to play, support 120 FPS – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSoftware startup QU-in has launched a program to help colleges and universities do capacity and line management. New App Automates Queueing on Campus Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreIt can be a pain having to type in your credit card number and CVC code whenever you’re shopping online. However, saving this information in your browser with insufficient security to conceal it is also a bad move. To solve this, consider using Windows Hello with Google Chrome—a quick and easy way to buy stuff in
Read MoreThe short-video app has provoked concerns in the US government. Trump goes after TikTok: Everything you need to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe authorities arrested a 17-year-old who they said ran a scheme that targeted the accounts of celebrities, including former President Barack Obama and Elon Musk. Two others were also charged. Florida Teen Arrested in Twitter Hack Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe might want to blame Jupiter for the lack of other habitable planets around our own sun. Other solar systems could cram in as many as seven Earth-like planets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is reportedly interested in purchasing TikTok from the Chinese company. Trump to order ByteDance to sell TikTok's US operations, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReview: War for Cybertron — decidedly not for kids — paradoxically fleshes out icons like Optimus Prime and Megatron yet offers a thin, rushed story. Netflix's Transformers: War for Cybertron is too dark and too short for its own good – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLess than a month after Rocket Lab lost one of its vehicles during a mission, the small satellite launcher has approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to start launching its Electron rockets again. The company plans to launch its next rocket sometime in August from the company’s primary launch site in New Zealand. On July
Read MoreAs our country wrestles with new coronavirus outbreaks, the economy continues its downward slump. This week’s announcement from the Federal Reserve was bad news for savers—who may already be antsy about low interest rates and where to stash their cash, according to a new Bloomberg report. Read more… How to Know if There’s Too Much
Read MoreLego meets Mario: Here’s what you need to know about the new playsets. Lego Super Mario, reviewed: A real-life Super Mario Maker – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg deflected questions about the company’s VPN app at a recent House Judiciary hearing. Facebook CEO gets grilled over VPN fiasco Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIf ByteDance divests its TikTok U.S. operations, are there enough potential gaming, education or chat synergies for Microsoft to buy it? Or will (and should) Microsoft stick to its business knitting? Would a Microsoft TikTok acquisition be anything less than completely crazy? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft isn’t planning to fully reopen its US offices until at least January 2021. Sources familiar with the company’s plans tell The Verge that Microsoft has selected January 19th, 2021, as the earliest possible date for its US offices to be open for employees. The software giant is
Read More{$inline_image} Illustration by Alex Castro Early on July 31st, the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service, and Florida law enforcement placed a 17-year-old in Tampa, Florida, under arrest. He’s accused of being the “mastermind” behind the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history, one that took over the accounts of President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential
Read MoreWelcome to the last of our fitness challenge posts for the month. I hope you’ve enjoyed these mini breaks from your day, even though they’re sometimes a little silly. Today, I have a challenge that’s even sillier: put something other than your butt on your chair. Read more… Use Your Chair for a Home Workout
Read MoreMy bar cart is a crowded, chaotic piece of furniture. At the front, we have the stuff I use on a near-constant basis—gin, Campari, bourbon, and rye—but things get little more esoteric towards the back. As you make your way deeper into my collection of ethanol, you’ll find a lot of liqueurs and amari, including
Read MoreThe discussions come as TikTok’s ownership by a Chinese company is under scrutiny by the White House and lawmakers. Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Buy TikTok, as Trump Weighs Curtailing App Source: NY Times Tech
Read More{$inline_image}The University of Illinois Center for Health Informatics recently collaborated with the World Health Organization/Pan-American Health Organization to create an experiential learning program for students. U of Illinois Giving Students Hands-on Experience with COVID-19 Public Health Data Analysis Source: Campus Technology
Read More
