My freezer is an inefficient piece of garbage, and any steak, chop, or chicken thigh I freeze ends up enrobed with a layer of frost. The meat is technically edible, but it does not taste that good. This is why I’ve had a single frosty pork chop hanging out next to a bag of frozen
Read MoreMicrosoft is continuing its push to work with telcos on managing 5G workloads from the cloud with its latest acquisition of Affirmed Networks. Microsoft buys cloud-based 5G services vendor Affirmed Networks Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFor the past several days, I’ve been experiencing periods of shortness of breath, fatigue and general soreness. On any normal occasion, I’d dismiss this as part of my generalized anxiety disorder. But now, in our current hellscape, where the symptoms of COVID-19—shortness of breath, in particular—have been drilled… Read more… Is It a Panic Attack,
Read MoreAmericans are turning to crowdfunding to cover coronavirus-related costs while the government prepares to deliver on its stimulus plan. But most campaigns aren’t meeting their goals. GoFundMe Confronts Coronavirus Demand Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge With everyone stuck at home, Nintendo’s home workout game Ring Fit Adventure has become particularly popular — so much so that it’s hard to even find a copy. For those who do have the game, though, there’s some good news: today, Nintendo announced a free update that
Read MoreIt’s been two years since Nine Inch Nails released its last album, Bad Witch, but today, the band dropped a surprise pair of records as part of its Ghosts collection. Ghosts V – VI are a product of the times: the uncertain world we’re now living in as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread. “Music
Read MorePhoto by Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images The Justice Department arrested a California man for hawking a fake COVID-19 cure, marking the first federal criminal case tied to the novel coronavirus. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook allegedly advertised on Instagram that he’d invented a “coronavirus prevention pill” and an injectable “COVID-19 formula vaccine cure,” falsely claimed that
Read MoreIt should help keep the system operational when the car’s full of snow and ice. Tesla Model Y boasts heated radar to help Autopilot in the cold – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe P40 Pro Plus camera system sounds really awesome. P40 Pro Plus, P40 Pro and P40: Everything Huawei just announced – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSave $15 on a mobile charger that looks good and handles every kind of device. iOttie's fabric-wrapped power bank does Qi charging and USB-C for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAll it needed was a totally new keyboard and faster processors Continue reading… Apple MacBook Air (2020) review: the best Mac for most people Source: New feed
Read MoreImage: Duolingo Duolingo is launching a new iOS app on Thursday that is designed to teach young children how to read English. The app, called Duolingo ABC, uses short lessons made to help teach the alphabet, phonics, and sight words to kids ages three through six. The company says Duolingo ABC has more than 300
Read MoreThis photograph shows ripples in the surface of Denman Glacier in East Antarctica that throw shadows against the ice. Denman Glacier in East Antarctica Source: NASA
Read MoreThey are needed to improve testing infrastructure and remote access to unemployment services. The Technology 202: State and local governments are asking technologists to aid coronavirus response Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is slowly rolling out a newish 2-in-1 PC tablet posture that’s more consistent with desktop mode. New Windows 10 preview: This 'tablet posture' experience for 2-in-1 PCs is back Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. From budgeting and keeping track of your investments, to project management and data analysis; Google Sheets can be used for an extremely wide variety of tasks. Being a data nerd and
Read MoreFinally something good has come out of the coronavirus pandemic: Stuck in quarantine, one teacher has resorted to VR to drop knowledge to his students. Oh, and he did it in Half Life: Alyx. Meet Mr. Charles Coomber, a San Diego-based teacher at Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts, whose latest lesson on angle vocabulary has gone viral on YouTube.
Read MoreAlex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Fast, which is building platform-agnostic login and checkout services for e-commerce, raises $20M Series A led by Stripe — Early this morning, Fast, a startup building platform-agnostic login and checkout services, announced that Stripe has led a $20 million investment into its business. Fast, which is building platform-agnostic login and checkout
Read MoreIndia‘s largest video streaming service, MX Player, has expanded its content offerings in seven new countries including the US, Canada, and the UK. The app, which gained popularity as a local media player first, has more than 275 million monthly active users across the world. The platform will be free to watch with ads to
Read More{$inline_image}The UK government’s handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic has come under serious criticism, not just from citizens, but from leaders around the world. One of the reasons for this is because the government is using behavioral science to decide how to coordinate its response to the pandemic. In fact, more than 600 academics recently
Read MoreThe social network for neighbors, Nextdoor, is seeing an influx of helpful offers during the coronavirus outbreak, but still has its classic, less kind posts. Suddenly Nextdoor is filled with kind neighbors. But also new kinds of shaming. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThese are the starting point for Apple and Samsung’s marquee phone lines. Here’s how to figure out which one is right for you. iPhone 11 vs. Galaxy S20: Which phone should you buy? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic? Use these videoconferencing options to keep in touch with family, friends and your workplace. 10 free video chat apps to use if you're social distancing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge The tech story that made the biggest impact on me yesterday was Sam Byford’s “Living a Google-free life with a Huawei phone.” In the run up to the launch of Huawei’s new flagship P40 line, he got himself a Mate 30 Pro and used it to see what
Read MoreAndy / TorrentFreak: AMD confirms in Dec. 2019 someone claimed to have files related to its current and future graphics products and posted them online; the files have been removed — Graphics cards are big business and AMD is one of the leading brands with an estimated 32% share of the discrete desktop market. AMD
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