Our first and hopefully last pandemic Chatty Awards compares Facebook Rooms, FaceTime, Google Meet, Houseparty, Skype and Zoom — and crowns some surprising winners The great video chat faceoff: Six apps. Dozens of heads. One came out on top. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Google announced a number of new features, tweaks, and additions to Chrome yesterday. In typical Google fashion, some are available for you to play with right now and some you’ll have to wait on. We’ve done the grunt work, and put together a comprehensive guide to unlocking every feature Google talked about yesterday… Read
Read MoreThe tech executive risks alienating liberal customers with his brash tactics and alignment with Trump The Technology 202: Elon Musk’s re-opening win could have long-term consequences for the company’s reputation Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWhat’s Microsoft’s head of Cloud and AI been up to lately? What is he most excited about at Build 2020 and beyond? I asked and ScottGu (sort of) answered. Five questions for Microsoft EVP of Cloud and AI Scott Guthrie Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreLinux on Windows just took a big graphical desktop step forward with Microsoft’s plans for Windows Subsystem for Linux. 2020 will be the year of Linux on the Windows desktop Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft releases version 1.0 of the open-source Windows Terminal application following a year of development. Windows Terminal 1.0 is out: Here's how we'll update it in future, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s misinformation policy doesn’t cover a widely shared article claiming without evidence that the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine has a “90 percent chance of helping” COVID-19 patients. No treatment, including hydroxychloroquine, has been proven to effectively treat COVID-19. Initially posted on April 28th, the press release has been widely
Read MoreFor Instacart’s paid sick leave, workers need a letter from a public health authority. Problem is, how does one get that? 'An artificially high bar': Instacart's COVID sick leave is hard to get – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom LED lights to whitening strips to custom-fit bleach trays, you can get a professional-level teeth-whitening treatment at home. The best at-home teeth-whitening products in 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThrough a partnership with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, Google is collecting voice samples to teach its Google Assistant to understand people with Down syndrome. How people with Down syndrome are teaching Google – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Grayson Blackmon | Photos: NASA Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are longtime colleagues and friends Continue reading… Meet the first NASA astronauts SpaceX will launch to orbit Source: New feed
Read MoreA different kind of shared electric scooter has landed in a small suburb outside Atlanta, Georgia. These scooters look bulkier than your average shared two-wheelers, with extra components attached to the deck and handlebars. And they’re also not technically two-wheelers, but rather four-wheelers with an added set of training wheels in the middle of the
Read MoreSave $200 on this 8-inch touchscreen with Google Assistant and speakers that’ll appeal to audiophiles. Get a JBL Link View smart display for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnnie and John Glenn arrive at the Mission Control Center for the Gemini IV launch on June 4, 1965. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. Annie and John Glenn Arrive for the Gemini IV Flight Source: NASA
Read MoreThe MacBook line offers three distinct choices, 13-inch Air, 13-inch Pro and 16-inch Pro, but which is the best one for you? Which MacBook is right for you: MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft’s annual developer conference has officially kicked off, the first yearly developer conference in the consumer tech world we’ve experienced online. The others are Google I/O and Apple’s WWDC. All three have obviously changed during the pandemic and watching what each company has chosen (or will choose) to
Read MoreCCSK cert guide author's insights into cloud security credential Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreWith most workers scattered at home and trying to come up with their own ad-hoc IT workarounds, there’s an easy way for IT shops to build trust: communicate. (Insider Story) Amid the pandemic, using trust to fight shadow IT Source: Security
Read MoreConspiracy theories about the pandemic have gained more traction than mainstream online events. Here’s how. How the ‘Plandemic’ Movie and Its Falsehoods Spread Widely Online Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBroadband companies like Charter and Comcast vowed to help low-income people during the pandemic. But taking them up on the offer hasn’t always been easy. Poor Americans Face Hurdles in Getting Promised Internet Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTier plans to deploy thousands of scooters with built-in helmet compartments. | Image: Tier Micromobility rental company Tier is introducing new electric scooters which come with a helmet to protect their riders, the company announced today. 200 of the helmet-equipped scooters will be deployed to Paris and Berlin this month, followed by 5,000 more over
Read MoreTaylor Lyles / The Verge: Sony says PlayStation Now has 2.2M subscribers and PlayStation Plus has 41M+ subs; Xbox Game Pass had 10M subs and Xbox Live had 90M active users in April — PlayStation Plus has amassed over 41 million subscribers, too — Sony says 2.2 million people are subscribed to PlayStation Now …
Read More{$inline_image}Chinese investors are deepening their ties with the European technology community — so it looks like you should broaden your horizons when looking for funding. A new report by GP Bullhound states that Chinese investment into European tech has caught up with that into the US for the first time since Q1 2018. The report,
Read More{$inline_image} Vivo has started teasing its next flagship phone, the X50. A video posted to Weibo shows off the camera module, which includes a periscope telephoto, two normal-looking lenses, and one much larger module that is presumably for the primary camera. The lens rotates as the module is manipulated by a robotic gimbal, suggesting the
Read MoreVivo has started teasing its next flagship phone, the X50. A video posted to Weibo shows off the camera module, which includes a periscope telephoto, two normal-looking lenses, and one much larger module that is presumably for the primary camera. The lens rotates as the module is manipulated by a robotic gimbal, suggesting the key
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