The coronavirus is scary for all of us. I’ve seen one too many stories this weekend about seemingly healthy, young people being hit with COVID-19 and dropping dead within a week’s time. I was even tempted to Google symptoms when I had a slight cough and a possibly stuffy nose, because health anxiety is real.
Read MorePhoto by Spencer Platt/Getty Images New York City is offering to hire out-of-work Uber and Lyft drivers, and it’s even promising to reimburse them for their driving expenses. The appeal comes at a time when many drivers are seeing their earnings dry up amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. In an email, the city’s Taxi and
Read MoreThese past few weeks, time has lost all meaning. Days feel like weeks. Weeks feel like months. Although it has technically only been a couple of weeks since the World Health Organization has declared this to be a pandemic, for many of us, it feels like this has been going on for years now. Read
Read MoreThe Ckoirama Observatory in Chile, while a trail of Starlink satellites pass overhead. | Photo by Rodrigo Maluenda Ever since SpaceX launched its first batch of internet-beaming satellites last year, astronomers have watched with dread as the company continued to blast more spacecraft into orbit. Could this ballooning constellation of bright satellites fill the night
Read MoreChristina Koch handles media bags that enable the manufacturing of organ-like tissues using the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), a 3-D biological printer on the International Space Station. Astronaut Christina Koch Services a 3-D Biological Printer Source: NASA
Read MoreApple introduced it on Wednesday. Now it’s almost $50 off at Amazon. Best Apple MacBook deals for 2020: Newest MacBook Air now on sale for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSocial distancing doesn’t have to mean giving up intimacy, experts say. But you may need to shift your view of what sexy looks like. Sex and social distancing: How the coronavirus crisis is changing intimacy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Phone brands have an opportunity to use this downtime wisely. 2020 should have been huge for phones. Now Samsung, Apple are at a crossroads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRace against others with a rowing machine that makes exercise a competitive game. Quarantine workout: Ergatta digital rower is a competition with others at home – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFounder Krystal Persaud, a LittleBits alum, basically crushed it on Shark Tank. Grouphug, a tiny solar startup in Brooklyn, nabs Mark Cuban as an investor – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple hasn’t put a touch screen on a Mac yet, but it has kitted out the latest iPad Pro with a trackpad-equipped keyboard. How does it match up to Microsoft’s flagship tablet/laptop hybrid? iPad Pro vs Surface Pro 7: Specs, pricing and use cases Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMalware group has changed its living-off-the-land tactics after Microsoft exposed its work. Microsoft's Windows 10 warning: Astaroth malware is back. This time it's even stealthier Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThere’s nothing like a crisis — such as the coronavirus pandemic — to highlight managers’ trust issues. The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting day-to-day operations, and as working from home becomes more ubiquitous, some entrepreneurs are struggling to deal with their employees being out of sight. If you are a founder, CEO, or business leader, here
Read MoreLast night, Microsoft noted there’s an unpatched bug in Windows that might allow attackers to install malware or ransomware on your system through specially crafted documents. The company said in an advisory, that the system has two vulnerabilities that can be exploited to install malicious software through Remote Code Execution (RCE): Microsoft is aware of
Read MoreFollowing a surge of creativity fueled by the current lockdown, [Diglo] writes in with his tabletop clock driven by a robotic arm drawing on a Magna Doodle tablet. And if you have one of those still lying around with some old toys and don’t mind cannibalizing it for the project, you too can follow along
Read MoreXiaomi has announced the Redmi K30 Pro, its latest high-spec-low-price contender. It’s the sequel to the K20 Pro (in Asia) / Mi 9T Pro (in Europe), one of last year’s most buzzed-about phones — at least in the regions where Xiaomi actually sells phones. Unlike the K20 Pro, the K30 Pro is visually quite a
Read MoreThis affordable phone puts the spotlight on selfies, with two cameras and a nifty night mode feature. The Oppo Reno3 Pro lets you take 44MP selfies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India launches a WhatsApp chatbot to create awareness about coronavirus and asks social media services to curb spread of misinformation — India is turning to WhatsApp, the most popular app in the country, to create awareness about the coronavirus pandemic and has urged social media services … India launches a WhatsApp
Read MoreThe modern workplace is evolving lightning fast. It’s becoming increasingly distributed. After realizing that remote work leads to a healthier, happier and more productive workforce, more and more companies are now transitioning roles from onsite to remote. And that was before the coronavirus pandemic struck. Having recently (before the coronavirus) switched my role as a
Read MoreOver the past couple of days, several states in India have issued lockdown orders to curb the spread of coronavirus. The watershed effect of this decision is that smartphone manufacturers present in the world’s second-largest smartphone market have shut down their production activities. Yesterday, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, and LG said they’re closing their factories for various periods.
Read MoreFor many 8-bit computing veterans, the original Prince of Persia game was our first exposure to fluid life-like animation on screen. This groundbreaking technical achievement earned the game’s place in nostalgia and history. Ars Technica invited its original creator [Jordan Mechner] to sit in front of a camera and talk through many technical and game
Read MoreCaroline O’Donovan / BuzzFeed News: Amazon now offers all US part-time and seasonal delivery employees paid time off amid COVID-19 outbreak; an employee group had been pressuring Amazon since Dec. — Thousands of Amazon Logistics employees will start accruing paid time off for the first time today, according to photos … Amazon now offers all
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple announces that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Serbia, Morocco, and Myanmar — In a post on its developer website this afternoon, Apple has announced that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year. Apple announces that the App
Read MoreTom Wilson / Financial Times: Kenya fast tracks permit for Alphabet’s Loon internet balloons as the country looks to boost communication capabilities to help fight the spread of COVID-19 — Permit is fast-tracked to boost communications capacity to help fight coronavirus spread — High speed, internet balloons developed … Kenya fast tracks permit for Alphabet's
Read MoreAfter a federal warning, companies have stopped marketing kits that let consumers collect their own saliva or throat swabs and send them to labs. Start-Ups Jump the Gun on Home Kits for Coronavirus Testing Source: NY Times Tech
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