Image: Apple Apple released a big update to Logic Pro X today, adding Live Loops, a beat sequencer, a revamped sampling tool, and more. Apple calls it the app’s “biggest update” since the music production software launched under its current name, Logic Pro X, in 2013. The new tools are particularly focused on electronic music,
Read MoreThis price range includes some of our favorite TVs from 32 all the way up to 65 inches. The best TVs under 0 that you can buy right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new head previously oversaw Tesla’s paint operations. Tesla names new boss for Fremont plant amid chaotic restart – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe excellent Zvox AccuVoice AV155 normally costs $250 — and I’m giving one to my dad. Plus: Return of the $50 sous-vide machine. Can't hear the dialogue on TV? This soundbar will help, and it's on sale for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Image: RavPower RavPower is extending a deep discount on its 61W USB-C wall charger to readers of The Verge. Normally $30, it’s just $21 for a limited time. To get this price, you have to clip the $2 coupon (located directly beneath the price on the Amazon product page), then enter the offer code
Read MoreThat’s a $21 discount on the list price. Apple headphone deals for 2020: AirPods Pro on sale for 8 at Amazon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft has released the April 2020 update for its popular Visual Studio Code cross-platform code editor. Microsoft's VS Code 1.45 is out: GitHub integration plus JavaScript debugger update Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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Read MorePhoto courtesy Google In a likely effort to stop the videoconferencing powerhouse that is Zoom, Google has expanded its Meet communications app to be available to anyone with a Gmail account (previously, it had only been open to those with for-pay G Suite or education accounts). You will be able to meet with up to
Read MoreA mockup of how the “Wing” phone’s screen could rotate to reveal a second. | Image: ETNews LG has a new dual-screen phone on the way, with a main display that swivels sideways to reveal a secondary screen underneath, the Korean Herald reports. The phone, which ETNews reports is codenamed “Wing,” will reportedly have a
Read MoreHackers have registered domains posing as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet-related URLs, according to a new report from Check Point Research. As significantly more people are using these videoconferencing services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the domains could be used to pose as official links, potentially tricking people into downloading malware or accidentally giving a
Read MoreIllustration by Grayson Blackmon and Alex Castro / The Verge Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the big social platforms have generally been quicker than usual to intervene in the spread of misinformation. We’ve seen Facebook, Google, and Twitter add various labels, warnings, and links to high-quality news sources and public health organizations. And for the
Read MoreImage: Logitech Sales of Logitech’s keyboards, PC webcams, tablets, and video collaboration products are booming as a result of shelter-in-place orders during the pandemic, the company is reporting. Demand for the financial quarter ending in March was driven by people setting up home offices, doctors adopting telemedicine, and teachers using video calls for distance learning,
Read More{$inline_image}Did you know we have an online conference about product design coming up? SPRINT will cover how designers and product owners can stay ahead of the curve in these unprecedented times. Being user researchers, our strength lies in planning research and interviewing real users of our product. The research we conduct enables us to have
Read MoreSarah Emerson / OneZero : Tech labor leaders are organizing using Facebook Groups and sites like Coworker.org to prevent labor movements from being suppressed and surveilled by companies — For worker movements, digital tools are a double-edged sword — Willy Solis describes himself as someone who never dreamed of being an activist. Tech labor leaders are
Read MoreMustang Mach-Es could continuously receive new features long after the SUV leaves the dealership. Ford Mustang Mach-E will support Tesla-like over-the-air updates – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIowa native astronaut Raja Chari was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. Iowa Native and Astronaut Raja Chari Source: NASA
Read MoreMax Seddon / Financial Times: COO of Yandex talks about revenue fall in its online ads and taxi businesses due to COVID-19, hopes increased demand for its delivery apps can mitigate losses — Fall in revenues for tech giant’s online advertising and taxi businesses offset by surge in demand for delivery services COO of Yandex
Read MoreIt even has its own pudding. Dig in. This Japanese 'anti-plague demon' has re-emerged as a mascot in the fight against COVID-19 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreInstagram has shut down its Lite app meant for smartphones with moderate memory and regions with low data connectivity speeds. As first reported by Android Police, Instagram lite users have been asked to move to the full app or use the mobile website. Instagram Lite was first launched in 2018 in Mexico, and it weighed
Read MoreFuji TV The broadcaster of the world’s longest-running cartoon has said it will have to switch to reruns from next week due to disruption to production caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Sazae-san, an anime series that airs every Sunday night and has been shown since 1969, won’t get any new episodes in the near future;
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Singapore-based Validus, a P2P lending service for SMBs and accredited investors, raises $20M for its ongoing Series B+ round, bringing total raised to ~$40M — Small- to medium-sized businesses are one of the most important parts of Southeast Asia’s economy, but many have trouble securing growth capital … Singapore-based Validus, a
Read MoreBobbie Johnson / MIT Technology Review: Iceland’s contract tracing app has ~38% adoption, the highest in the world, among its population of 364,000, but its impact on containing COVID-19 seems small — The country has the highest penetration of any automated contact tracing app in the world, but one senior figure says it “wasn’t a
Read MoreThe vehicle is designed to go to the moon and Mars, but first, its latest prototype needs to get some air. SpaceX's next-gen Starship moves closer to first test flight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk is reopening Tesla‘s Fremont factory, defying a shelter-in-place order throughout California’s Alameda county. Naturally, the CEO made the announcement on Twitter, and with a flair of martyrdom to boot: Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask
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