An Israeli armor prototype was created with gamers specifically in mind. A new Israeli tank features Xbox controllers, AI honed by ‘StarCraft II’ and ‘Doom’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWhenever I’ve tried using Discord’s mobile app to call a friend, I’ve found the audio quality to be pretty subpar. Sure, Discord’s desktop app gives you a few options, like simply using a better mic, and there are a few ways to add noise suppression — particularly if you have an Nvidia graphics card. But
Read MoreThe coronavirus has gifted us many tragedies and inconveniences both large and small this year, and among the latest is one that most of us probably wouldn’t have predicted a few months ago—a nationwide coin shortage. Read more… Your Kids Can Help With the Nationwide Coin Shortage Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images As Facebook battles mounting regulatory pressure, one of the most powerful judges in the country is facing renewed scrutiny over his ties to the company. On July 24th, a coalition of nine progressive groups, including Demand Justice and Accountable Tech, released a statement calling on Supreme
Read MoreThere’s a viral video out there—removed from many platforms, but there’s a good chance you’ll see it soon if you haven’t already—in which a doctor standing in front of the Supreme Court steps claims that “you don’t need masks” because “there is a cure” for the coronavirus. It’s wrong and dangerous. Read more… That Viral
Read MoreMicrosoft 365 contributed $20 billion in billed revenues to Microsoft’s FY’20 total, sources say. And that number, fueled by accelerating E5 SKU growth, is only likely to grow faster. Microsoft 365 is big and getting bigger fast Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIn this week’s Vergecast interview series, Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with Wired senior editor Andy Greenberg, author of Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin’s Most Dangerous Hackers. As the title describes, Greenberg’s book is all about a group of hackers inside the Russian government called Sandworm, who were
Read MoreMonarch butterflies are in danger—so much so that they may soon be officially endangered. Due to deforestation, climate change and associated habitat loss, monarch populations are in sharp decline, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide whether to add the monarch to the endangered species list… Read more… Help Save the
Read MoreThe difficult and beautifully animated platformer finally comes to the PS4. Cuphead surprises with PlayStation 4 launch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTerra Dotta is drawing upon its experience providing higher education travel, study abroad and international program management solutions to develop a new tool for mitigating health risks and monitoring student health as colleges and universities reopen their campuses. Terra Dotta Developing Tech Tool to Manage Health and Safety in the Return to Campus Source: Campus
Read MoreHere’s the full list of nominees. 2020 Emmys nominations: Watchmen scores 26 nods, Ozark gets 18 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are in, and once again, streaming services dominated the nominees. Netflix led the pack with 160 nominations, with Amazon and Hulu making waves, too. But there are also some big new names on the list this year, with Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, and even Quibi picking
Read MoreYou can now share music with friends and family no matter the distance. Spotify expands its Group Session party mode – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBezos built Amazon into a central force in the world. This week he’ll have to answer for it. Amazon Is Jeff Bezos Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Virgin Galactic showed off the inside of the spacecraft it calls SpaceShipTwo, a sleek crew cabin for six passengers and two pilots that is scheduled to carry its first paying passengers perhaps by the end of the year. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic unveils crew cabin as it gets closer to flying tourists to
Read MoreThe new Sims 4 stuff pack is out. Here’s what we thought of it. Sims 4 Nifty Knitting is out, and we went hands-on with the new stuff pack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpaceship Unity’s cabin for space tourists will capture the ultimate Instagram moment for you and comes with a very big mirror. Virgin Galactic unveils the view future customers will see from space – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}A new lab launched at MIT hopes to help people from around the world solve problems related to COVID-19. MIT Lab Seeks Collective Thinking on COVID-19 Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreA new lab launched at MIT hopes to help people from around the world solve problems related to COVID-19. MIT Lab Seeks Collective Thinking on COVID-19 Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreYou probably already know that wrapping beautiful little wedges of cheese in clingy plastic wrap is a bad thing to do. Cheese is a treat that demands—and deserves—a little respect, a little care, a little (moist, but not damp) room of its own. Cheese needs space, damn it. And a children’s segmented lunch container… Read
Read MorePhoto by Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), long the world’s largest tech trade show, will be all-digital in January 2021, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced on Monday. The CTA cited the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about the spread of the virus as its reasoning for canceling the
Read MoreAs much as one might like to, one cannot keep track of every stat of the nearly 900 Pokémon currently in existence. Sometimes you need to look up a quick stat, and sometimes you want to immerse yourself in a pile of abilities and weaknesses. Either way, every Pokémon fan must have quick and easy
Read MorePhoto by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Twitter has forced Donald Trump Jr. — the outspoken son of President Trump — to remove a tweet from his timeline linking to a recent viral video spreading misinformation about COVID-19 that had been posted by right-wing news outlet Breitbart, as first reported by Vice. The tweet
Read MoreA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction instructing New York State to begin payments promptly, citing an “inexcusable delay.” Uber and Lyft Drivers Win Ruling on Unemployment Benefits Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto illustration by William Joel / Photos: Getty Images And Congress has over 1 million documents to support its case Continue reading… Big Tech is going on trial Source: New feed
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