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Save some cash while upping your stats with these Nintendo Switch gamepads. Best Nintendo Switch Pro controllers – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is detailing how it handles bugs in its software and services using machine learning models. “47,000 developers generate nearly 30,000 bugs a month,” explains Scott Christiansen, a senior security program manager at Microsoft. The software maker tracks these bugs across GitHub and AzureDevOps repositories, but it’s a
Read MoreThe cast, the plot, the universe and Baby Yoda: Here are the details about Jon Favreau’s Star Wars show, which is getting a second season in October. The Mandalorian: Everything we know as Season 3 reportedly begins preproduction – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Facebook Facebook is launching its Messenger Kids app in over 70 new countries today, the company has announced. A help page on Facebook’s website lists Brazil, India, Japan, and New Zealand among the countries where the kid-focused messaging service is now available. Facebook also announced a number of tweaks it’s making to how the
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge If you are an average person having a customer service problem with a large social network, historically your best recourse has been prayer. Oh sure, there’s a form you can fill out somewhere in the help tab of the app, recording that you have been harassed or impersonated
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Patreon says it laid off 30 employees, 13% of its workforce, partly due to current economic uncertainty, despite seeing a surge in new creators last month — Creative platform Patreon has laid off 30 employees, which is 13% of its workforce, TechCrunch has learned. Patreon says it laid off 30
Read MoreImage: Warner Bros Warner Bros’ new animated Scooby-Doo movie Scoob! has become the latest major film to skip its theatrical release as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forces cinemas to remain closed. Variety reports that the film will be available to rent or buy on May 15th, the same day as it was originally due to
Read MoreAlso, Vivaldi for Android is out of beta testing. Vivaldi 3.0 becomes the newest web browser to block ads and trackers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAbout Facebook: Facebook rolls out Messenger Kids to 70+ new countries, adds features to make it easier for parents to connect kids with their friends — With schools closed and people physically distancing, parents are turning to technology more than ever to help their kids connect with friends and family. Facebook rolls out Messenger Kids
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Vivaldi is launching the 3.0 version of its browser, and it includes an integrated tracker blocker made in partnership with DuckDuckGo. The company’s Android version of its browser is also leaving beta. The new tracker blocker in Vivaldi uses the same blocklist as DuckDuckGo’s Privacy Essentials browser extension.
Read MoreNikhil Pahwa / MediaNama: Facebook’s deal with Jio is unlikely to make a dent in India’s mobile payments market, where Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm have emerged as the big players — So it’s confirmed: Facebook has bought 9.9% stake in Jio Platforms Limited, the parent company of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, for $5.7 billion
Read MoreCNBC: US Small Business Administration notifies ~8,000 business owners seeking federal relief loans that their personal data may have been exposed to other applicants — – Some small business owners seeking help via the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program … US Small Business Administration notifies ~8,000 business owners seeking federal relief loans
Read MoreAditi Shrivastava / The Economic Times: Indian startups are deferring IPO plans, cutting investment round sizes, and accepting unfavorable bridge rounds with compressed valuations amid the pandemic — Many consumer businesses may also have to rejig their business models to stay relevant, investors and founders told ET. Indian startups are deferring IPO plans, cutting investment
Read MoreNew York Times: Facebook’s Jio investment may pave the way for WhatsApp to connect with Indian businesses via JioMart, Jio’s small-business marketplace, for mobile shopping — It was the largest bet by the social network on the developing market, where millions of people have gone online in recent years. Facebook's Jio investment may pave the
Read MoreDon’t just watch any old movie tonight. Watch the perfect movie. #FivePerfectMovies according to great filmmakers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWeddings, funerals, nightclubs, classes, church services, senate votes. COVID-19 has made almost everything virtual. Our new reality now that coronavirus has sent the world online – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: UK-based Blue Prism, a robotic process automation company that helps businesses automate HR, personnel, and more, raises €100M at a valuation of ~€1B — In a sign of the robotic process automation market’s continued strength in the face of an economic downturn … UK-based Blue Prism, a robotic process automation company
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook has made a huge bet on India by investing $5.7 billion into Jio Platforms, the tech subsidiary of multinational conglomerate Reliance Industries. Jio variously operates broadband, mobile services, and online commerce platforms, and Facebook’s investment gives it around a 10 percent stake in the company, making
Read MoreIncluding no-fuss, oven-ready meal kits. The best prepared meal delivery services in 2020: Daily Harvest, Home Chef, Veestro and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExplore your options for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and seafood all delivered to your door. The best meat delivery services in 2020: Porter Road, Crowd Cow, Omaha Steaks and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt was the largest bet by the social network on the developing market, where millions of people have gone online in recent years. Facebook Invests .7 Billion in India Internet Giant Jio Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePeaky Blinders: Mastermind has you control six Shelby family members and is coming to Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC later this year, reports IGN. Peaky Blinders is getting a prequel game for PS4, Xbox One and Switch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThousands of alleged email addresses and passwords linked to prominent organizations battling the coronavirus pandemic have been dumped on the Internet, where they almost immediately were used to foment hacking attempts and harassment by far-right extremists. Nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly from NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and others are dumped online Source: Washington
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Zoom is adding a way for hosts to report meeting participants, according to the app’s release notes published on April 19th (via PC Mag). In theory, that could help the company track down trolls that take over Zoom calls and share inappropriate material, a practice more colloquially known
Read MorePhoto by John Lamparski/Getty Images Palantir, an analytics company co-founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel, is supporting the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in building a tool to track the spread of the coronavirus, according to a new report from The Daily Beast. The tool, which is reportedly called HHS Protect Now,
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