While it might seem like just another Internet oddity, the group is actually helping to fulfill a social need during a pandemic. Feeling antsy? Join the club. Nearly 2 million people on Facebook are pretending to be ants. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFrom portable projectors to 1080p home theater models to 4K HDR light cannons, these are the best projectors for the money. Best projector for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s been such a newsy week that we’re ending it with two columns — enough to last you the whole weekend. First, we have what we hope is the ultimate Twitter hack FAQ, in response to this week’s catastrophic security breach. Yesterday’s issue was the most-read in Interface
Read MoreGoogle Cloud on July 14 introduced two new security services to its cloud platform, including a VM service launched as part of Google’s Confidential Computing portfolio. The services cater to heavily regulated and security-sensitive industries including public sector, healthcare, and financial services. [ Also on InfoWorld: 13 ways Google Cloud beats AWS ] Confidential VMs, a
Read MoreGitHub ships a snapshot of all public repositories taken to an archiving vault in the Arctic. GitHub just buried a giant open-source archive in an Arctic vault for 1,000 years Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreGoogle’s new designs include an all new polar bear emoji and a redesigned turtle. | Image: Google To mark World Emoji Day today, we’re getting our first official look at some of the new emoji that are coming to smartphones later this year. Emojipedia has compiled some of the emoji designs coming to iOS and
Read MoreThe US Army has its own esports team comprised of active-duty soldiers. | Image: U.S. Army Esports / Facebook Twitch has intervened to stop the US Army using fake prize giveaways on its esports channel to redirect viewers to army recruitment pages. The practice was brought to light by a report from The Nation on
Read MoreThe desktop browser will soon let you delve in and edit your saved passwords directly. Chrome is turning into a fully fledged password manager Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreWhat happens when a kumbaya office culture meets the business realities of a pandemic? Airbnb Was Like a Family, Until the Layoffs Started Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBlackmagic Design has announced its first 12K video camera, the Ursa Mini Pro 12K. It’s a higher resolution version of the existing Ursa Mini Pro, which shoots at 4.6K; the new model has a 12288 x 6480 Super 35 sensor capable of capturing 12K footage at 60 frames per second, 8K at 110 fps, and
Read MoreWhile the recent security incident delayed the launch, Twitter wants to add a lot of exciting features with the new API and will allow developers to build new functions Twitter’s new API brings new features, will be developer friendly Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreCoimbatore based Ganga Medical Centre & Hospital hosted a two-day course completely using Microsoft Teams for a global audience from 27 countries. Indian hospital teaches live surgery over video calls Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreGanymede, Jupiter’s biggest moon, is throwing shade at gas giant Jupiter — and you can watch live. Watch live as Ganymede, the solar system's biggest moon, transits Jupiter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReview: The promising R-rated show follows a young and powerful Lady of the Lake, but takes her on a similarly disappointing path to Daenerys Targaryen. Netflix's Cursed isn't the Game of Thrones replacement you've been looking for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social media company did not specify how many accounts attackers were able to control. Twitter says 130 accounts targeted as part of bitcoin scam – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe black hole’s corona was destroyed, only to be born anew even brighter than before. A rogue star may have caused a huge black hole to disappear – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGot a few million dollars, and maybe three good friends? This bit of Hollywood history can be yours. See inside The Golden Girls house — it's for sale for just million – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThey’re the goths of the deep, like Vantablack with fins. Ultra-black nightmare fish reveal secrets of deep ocean camouflage – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Michael McSweeney / The Block: Public records show the US Internal Revenue Service signed a deal, on July 15th, with Coinbase to use its blockchain tracing software for one year, for $124,950 — Public records show that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has inked a deal with crypto exchange company Coinbase to use its
Read MoreOn this episode of the I’m So Obsessed podcast, Lanigan talks about the Disney Archives prop warehouse, owning a Jack Skellington puppet and working with action star Dolph Lundgren. Prop Culture is one of the gems on Disney Plus thanks to host Dan Lanigan – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty Images In yesterday’s massive attack on Twitter, some of the highest-profile accounts on the service, including President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates had their accounts hijacked to peddle bitcoin scams. Notably, however, Donald Trump, perhaps the most famous Twitter user of all, was untouched by the attack,
Read MoreIllustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Everything you need to know about the July 15th Twitter hack Continue reading… Twitter and the big Bitcoin scam: what happened next Source: New feed
Read MoreEven some basic questions about how an array of Twitter’s most popular accounts were taken over remain unanswered. Twitter Struggles to Unpack a Hack Within Its Walls Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Thursday, DoorDash announced that it’s introducing on-demand delivery services from Walgreens to provide “everyday essentials” to your doorstep. Customers in Atlanta, Chicago, and Denver can now order over 2,300 items from the pharmacy chain, including over-the-counter medication, groceries, snacks, and beauty products. DoorDash and Walgreens did not
Read MoreReview: Streaming on Peacock now, the adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s sci-fi classic is absorbing but nebulous. Brave New World on Peacock a chilling dystopia in Ikea gray – CNET Source: CNet
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