{$inline_image} I have been doing two things during quarantine: making sausage and (less successfully) reorganizing my kitchen. The former has become an obsession—I’ve nearly perfected my breakfast sausage—but the latter led me to a forgotten collection of bright blue Jiffy boxes, including but not limited to a biscuit mix.… Read more… You Should Make Sausage
Read MoreMicrosoft will adopt Workday Adaptive Planning, which will run on Azure. Separately, Workday reported better-than-expected first quarter results and outlined plans to integrate with Salesforce’s Work.com. Workday, Microsoft forge partnership revolving around Adaptive Planning, Teams, Azure integration Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIf you’re beginning to venture back out into society to purchase any variety of goods and services, take a look at your receipts: You may see you’ve been hit with a surcharge related to the ongoing pandemic. Read more… What to Do If You See a 'COVID-19 Surcharge' on Your Receipt Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreHow tech companies and cities can work together to make transit more appealing and effective. Oh No, Here Comes the Transportation Hellscape Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFollow SpaceX’s launch of NASA astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Live SpaceX Launch: Latest Updates Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Nick Statt / The Verge Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform is making a bigger splash in the live event game with a new tournament series starting this week featuring Fortnite player Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Called Ninja Battles Featuring Fortnite, the weekly tournament series will take place starting this week on May 28th and lasting
Read MoreYour web browser is full of secrets. I typically spend my time poring over new features I can unlock via pages like chrome://flags and about:config, but it’s also nice to take a little break and play the hidden games that come packed into the most popular browsers. Read more… How to Unlock Hidden Browser Games
Read MoreA new AI tool could predict which lung cancer patients will suffer a relapse by analyzing genetic data and pathology images. Pathologists trained the tool to differentiate between immune cells and cancer cells in tumors. This revealed that while some parts of the tumor were packed with immune cells — which they describe as “hot” regions — others appeared completely
Read MoreSummer is traditionally the best time to take a long-distance drive—whether you’re visiting family and friends, heading to a theme park or just getting away from it all, there’s nothing like a road trip. Even this year, as the summer approaches and states are beginning to lift travel restrictions, you might be… Read more… Is
Read MoreYou may start noticing new ways to support creators on your feed. Instagram experiments with badges, ads on IGTV – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe music-making app is launching as an invite-only beta. Facebook launching TikTok-inspired Collab app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNow that states are opening up again, and a lot of people are required to report back to work, many of us are being forced to navigate new sources of risk and uncertainty. With that in mind, one epidemiologist, Ellie Murray, has a suggestion for how to think about your overall level of risk: Make
Read MoreJ.K. Rowling, the author who defined the childhoods of a generation, is publishing a new children’s story called The Ickabog. She’s offering the whole thing for free to help children and parents who are struggling to get through the pandemic. Rowling warns that this isn’t Harry Potter. Judging from the first chapter, it’s got much more in
Read MoreHBO Max launched Wednesday without Comcast, the biggest US cable provider. But a better-late-than-never deal means X1 and Flex customers get Max with their existing HBO subscription. HBO Max, Comcast deal unlocks Max for X1, Flex customers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe lastest bidet from Coway is here to save you from the toilet paper hoarders. Coway Bidetmega 150 is an easy way to help you save on TP – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWindows 10 2004, the May 2020 feature update, is starting to roll out to mainstream users, beginning with ‘seekers’ and via certain business channels, beginning May 27. Microsoft's Windows 10 May 2020 Update is starting to roll out to mainstream users Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is rolling out its new standalone Cortana productivity-aide app and updating its Cortana app with new features on iOS, simultaneous with the Windows 10 2004 rollout. Microsoft continues its productivity-aide push with the new Cortana app for Windows 10 2004 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2020 Update today. It’s the latest “major” update to Windows 10, and its big features include the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Cortana updates. Microsoft released a final version of the update to testers last month, and everyone on Windows 10 can get access to the May
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft is adding new abilities to Outlook’s “Play My Emails” feature, allowing you to use voice control to organize your emails and day-to-day schedule. The company originally released Play My Emails for Outlook last November, letting Microsoft’s AI assistant Cortana read emails out loud to users. With the new features, Cortana will allow
Read MoreIf you’re struggling through a tough financial phase, your retirement account may seem like a good spot to get some income quickly. And if you’ve been eyeing your own 401(k) or IRA during the coronavirus shutdown, you’re far from alone: a new Bankrate survey found that 27% of people have turned to their retirement… Read
Read MorePonyFinal infections have been reported in India, Iran, and the US. Microsoft warns about attacks with the PonyFinal ransomware Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More{$inline_image}Arizona’s Prescott College will reopen on-campus classes this fall with a new risk-management strategy: using a flexible block-class schedule to minimize contacts among faculty, staff and students. College Using Block-Class Plan to Reduce COVID-19 Risk Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreArizona’s Prescott College will reopen on-campus classes this fall with a new risk-management strategy: using a flexible block-class schedule to minimize contacts among faculty, staff and students. College Using Block-Class Plan to Reduce COVID-19 Risk Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreIf you’ve been furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, you might be asking yourself whether it’s better to wait it out or whether you need to start looking for another job. Read more… Should You Job Hunt During a Furlough? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIt seems budgeting, saving, and investing are all the rage nowadays, and that everyone’s joining the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement. This is reflected by the increasing popularity of budgeting and trading apps, ETFs (exchange traded funds, baskets of stocks you can invest in to spread your risk), and business news sites. But who
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