Elections amid coronavirus: How officials aim to keep voters safe – CNET
“They voted during the Civil War. We’re going to vote.” Elections amid coronavirus: How officials aim to keep voters safe – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“They voted during the Civil War. We’re going to vote.” Elections amid coronavirus: How officials aim to keep voters safe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Nintendo’s online service is experiencing outages, the company confirmed today. We’ve verified that the Nintendo eShop appears to be down in both the US and UK, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s online functionality was failing to load in the UK. Nintendo’s network status page noted that the outage
Read MoreThe pooling option is disabled in the US and Canada, according to Reuters. Uber suspends shared rides to limit coronavirus spread, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images UK phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is closing its 531 standalone stores, its parent company Dixons Carphone announced today. Although the company said 40 percent of the retailer’s employees will be reassigned within the business, the move is expected to result in the loss of 2,900 jobs. The
Read MoreThe iPhone XS may have launched in 2018, but it’s not exactly time to ditch it for the newer iPhone 11. iPhone 11 vs. iPhone XS: Should you upgrade now or hold off? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOrchid is an Ethereum-backed VPN-Tor hybrid. This VPN built on blockchain could be the next step in privacy tech – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStaying home thanks to the coronavirus pandemic? These tools will help you out. Best services for working, eating and entertaining yourself at home – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt has been about twenty years since I sent my last newsletter, which I sent way back on Friday, March 13th. Since then, the coronavirus pandemic and various governmental responses to it got very real and this week it’s likely going to get more intense. As always, you can find our coverage on this page.
Read More{$inline_image} The Motorola Edge Plus will reportedly feature a curved display and hole-punch notch. | Image: Evan Blass Motorola’s unannounced flagship, the Edge Plus, has leaked again, this time in a series of alleged press renders from Evan Blass. Given the amount of information that’s already spilled about the handset there’s not too much we
Read MoreIn China, many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely. More nations will confront the same reality as the outbreak spreads. Coronavirus Fight Lays Bare Education’s Digital Divide Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEpoxy resins are an important material in many fields. Used on their own as an adhesive, used as a coating, or used in concert with fiber materials to make composites, their high strength and light weight makes them useful in many applications. [Tech Ingredients] decided to explore how combining basic epoxy resin with various additives
Read MoreIt’s pretty likely you’ve heard of burnout – and you may have even experienced it. Caused by chronic work stress, it’s characterized by signs such as emotional exhaustion, lack of energy, and loss of satisfaction with work – and has been linked to a wide range of physical conditions such as cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Some warehouse workers say Amazon isn’t doing enough to limit the spread of coronavirus within its fulfillment centers, demand additional protections — As Americans retreat to their homes to weather the coronavirus pandemic, they are increasingly turning to Amazon to get basic necessities … Some warehouse workers say Amazon isn't doing enough to
Read MoreIndia, the world’s biggest democracy, built a massive database containing information and biometrics of its citizens in the form of Aadhaar back in 2009. Now, it’s planning to build a new database that will continually track the lives of 1.2 billion people living in the country — and further enable surveillance without legal frameworks to prevent its
Read MoreMusk tells employees that he believes ‘panic’ will do more harm than the virus, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tesla plant to reportedly stay open despite coronavirus shelter-in-place guidance – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith the USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) in the distance, helicopters from the HSC-23 squadron fly by a test version of an Orion capsule during Underway Recover y Test-8 in the Pacific Ocean. Test Version of Orion Capsule Recovered in the Pacific Ocean Source: NASA
Read MoreIn the matter of audio, we’re well past the reign of the home hi-fi and the boombox. If you’re not listening on headphones or directly on your phone, you’ve got a brick-sized Bluetooth speaker pumping out the tunes. Still a fan of the old-school, [Amanda Ghassaei] built some bookshelf speakers with a hip aesthetic. First,
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge With the Game Developers Conference not taking place as planned, Facebook is instead making a series of Oculus-related announcements this week through what it’s calling the Game Developers Showcase. The first big news, however, is mostly about Facebook’s own software: the Oculus Quest is getting a major
Read MoreBloomberg: Amazon confirms at least five workers at its warehouses in Spain and Italy have tested positive for the coronavirus, says the facilities will remain open — At least five workers at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses in Europe have contracted the coronavirus, a sobering development … Amazon confirms at least five workers at its warehouses in
Read MoreHow a presidential promise launched Verily, an Alphabet-owned health science unit, to the front lines of the pandemic Trump announced Google was building a virus screening tool. Then someone had to build it Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube say they’re working with each other and healthcare agencies to tackle misinfo about COVID-19 — Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube put out joint statement promising to fight COVID-19 fraud and curb misinformation. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube
Read MoreWhile repairing a real-time clock module for a 1970s HP computer that had been damaged by its leaky internal battery, [CuriousMarc] began to suspect that maybe the replacement clock chips which he had sourced from a seller in China were the reason why the module still wasn’t working after the repairs. This led him down
Read MoreDanny Crichton / TechCrunch: HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure, raises $175M Series E from Franklin Templeton Investments at a $5.1B valuation — The rise of the cloud over the past decade has forced software developers and DevOps engineers to completely rearchitect the modern web application … HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure,
Read MoreWolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: Bitcoin’s price crash casts a shadow over mining firms, which have spent $500M+ since Sept. to prep for the “halving” in May, where mining rewards drop by 50% — Bitcoin’s price crash last week has cast a shadow over mining firms, which have spent over half a billion dollars overhauling equipment
Read MoreThe data privacy battle between Uber and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been brewing over the last 18 months. Uber files federal lawsuit against Los Angeles over location data privacy – CNET Source: CNet
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