It’s pretty cool to go back 12 years in time and see how far the Big T has come. Elon Musk and the first Tesla Roadster star in this throwback from Jay Leno's Garage – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe hospital ventilator crisis has eased slightly, and the Spiro Wave wants to keep it that way. New ventilator gets us ready for a second or third wave of coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Patreon Patreon has laid off 30 employees, or 13 percent of the company’s staff, due to economic difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, as first reported by TechCrunch on Tuesday. “It is unclear how long this economic uncertainty will last and therefore, to prepare accordingly, we have made the difficult decision to part ways
Read MorePresident cites job protection as the reason behind an executive order. Trump to suspend immigration to US for 60 days amid coronavirus crisis – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe streaming giant added nearly 16 million new subscribers in the first three months of the year. Netflix Earnings: Nearly 16 Million New Subscribers Join So Far in 2020 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA cross-disciplinary team at Stony Brook University in New York has prototyped and tested a ventilator that could be used as an alternative to standard ventilators should the supply run out. The project was done in 10 days. Stony Brook Team Builds Spare-Parts Ventilator in 10 Days Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreDon’t let social distancing turn into outright isolation. These apps let strangers lend a friendly ear, and they’re completely free. Lonely? Need to talk? Chat confidentially with these apps for free – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApril 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement. In 1970, according to EarthDay.org, about 20 million Americans assembled to demand greater attention to the protection of the planet. Since then, activists around the world have gathered each year to mark the day. Ironically, this year’s Earth
Read MoreAn education technology company has enhanced a program for experiential learning and assessment that can be used with K-12 and career and technology students. Crossbraining Uses Video Capture for Assessment Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Despite employees adapting fairly well to working from home during the global pandemic, Netflix is reducing the number of product features it experiments with as a precaution. “Our product teams, for example, have been relatively unaffected,” Netflix’s letter to shareholders reads. “As a precaution, we have temporarily reduced
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Adobe is now bundling Photoshop for iPad and Fresco Premium into one package. The bundle allows iPad owners to gain access to both for just $9.99 a month, instead of paying that same price for each of them. Creative Cloud customers with a subscription to the individual
Read MorePhoto by Interim Archives/Getty Images In-flight internet provider Gogo is placing more than 600 workers on unpaid leave, or about 60 percent of its workforce, the company announced on Tuesday. The Illinois-based company says sales of its in-flight internet service are expected to drop as much as 70 percent in April on commercial airlines, as
Read MoreI know that my Fitbit isn’t meant to be used diagnostically, but I’m also sure I’m not the first person to have noticed a correlation between, say, an increase in my resting heart rate a few days before the onset of a winter cold. That’s why I was very excited (and personally validated) to learn
Read MoreLinksys is currently forcing password resets for anyone with an account on its “Smart Wi-Fi” service. This behavior might seem random, or even alarming, but it’s part of an effort on Linksys’ part to mitigate malware attacks that targeted its users earlier in April. Read more… How to Regain Access to a Locked Linksys Account
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap has been building a product optimized for the pandemic. It features more original content than ever before, as well as games and augmented reality lenses for people to play with, keeping people glued to their screens and in the app longer than usual. The strategy is paying
Read MoreCourtesy of NETFLIX Tiger King was already one of Netflix’s most viral shows, but now, the streamer has confirmed it’s also one of the biggest: it tied Stranger Things’ third season as one of the most watched shows on Netflix. Netflix’s letter to shareholders notes that Tiger King was watched by more than 64 million
Read MoreImage: Evan Blass Motorola is hosting an online event tomorrow, April 22nd, at 12PM ET, and it appears the company will be announcing a new flagship called the Edge Plus at the event, according to a now-pulled blog post spotted by Droid Life. The information Droid Life grabbed from the post seemingly confirms many of
Read MoreThey say rules are made to be broken, but you have to understand the rules before you can break them effectively. Cocktailing has a lot of rules, and a lot of rule breakers, but Stanley Tucci is breaking Negroni rules in a way that has me questioning if I really understood the drink in the
Read MoreHere’s a timeline of every security issue uncovered in the video chat app. Zoom: Former Dropbox staff say Zoom stalled on security fix – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNetflix’s gangbusters growth will be seen as a bellwether for streaming video in the coronavirus pandemic. Netflix subscribers surge like crazy as coronavirus traps us at home – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe ephemeral messaging app now has 229 million daily active users. Snap adds more users amid coronavirus lockdown – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreErnesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images for Netflix Netflix is one of the rare companies benefiting from the global pandemic, which has kept billions of people at home with nothing to do but stream. But the question is how long can it last? Although much of Netflix’s recent boom didn’t start until mid-March, when more people were
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Cryptocurrency company Ripple is suing YouTube for its “inexplicable failure” at stopping scammers from impersonating its CEO. In a complaint filed today, Ripple accused the video platform of selling ads and verifying accounts that promote fake cryptocurrency giveaways, then ignoring complaints about them. Ripple runs an exchange network
Read MoreRotary engines aren’t very efficient, but Mazda has long said they could still serve a purpose. Mazda rotary engine stars in complex hybrid patent – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe three major credit bureaus have teamed up to help people keep an eye on their financial health during the coronavirus pandemic. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion announced yesterday they’re all offering free weekly credit reports until April 2021. Read more… How to Get Your Free Credit Report Once a Week Source: Life Hacker
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