Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images A coronavirus relief package passed the House 363-40-1 early Saturday, after hours of negotiations between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin. The bill drew unanimous support from Democratic legislators and mixed support from Republicans. Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI), an independent, cast the lone abstaining vote. The legislation includes
Read MoreMargaret Harding McGill / Axios: As coronavirus forces many activities online, the often-invisible digital divide in the US is exposed, with 21M Americans lacking access to high-speed internet — As the coronavirus pushes more human activities online, it’s forcing a reckoning with the often-invisible digital divide. As coronavirus forces many activities online, the often-invisible digital
Read MoreAn Instant Pot, solar power generator, a sale on high-quality soap, and Sonic the Hedgehog pre-order bonuses lead Saturday’s best deals around the Web. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: Instant Pot, Robin Comics, Solar Power Generators, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe term Accessibility covers a vast field of standards that comes with a confusing myriad of acronyms. In this post, I assume I don’t need to convince you to care about accessibility (check out one of my former manager’s articles if you still need a push!). I jump straight into attempting to summarize the basic structure of Web Accessibility Standards to
Read MoreThere are plenty of great cars, trucks, and SUVs with MSRPs under $40,000. Here are our editors’ favorites. The best cars under ,000 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you have a flight coming up and are worried about bringing your hand sanitizer on-board we have some good news for you: now you can pack larger bottles in your carry on. Read more… The TSA Now Allows 12oz of Hand Sanitizer in Carry-On Luggage Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreBack in the last century, the US Department of Defense declared that Ada was going to be used everywhere and for everything. Books were published, schools build curriculum. Working programmers, however, filled out waivers to continue working in their languages of choice. As a result, only a little bit of safety-critical software really used Ada.
Read MoreDisney brought the final movie in the Skywalker Saga to the small screen a few days early. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker digital release hits early – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Wang HE/Getty Images Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma says he is donating 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and one million protective face masks to the United States, Reuters reports. The Chinese billionaire already has pledged 2 million protective masks to European countries. A first shipment of test kits, medical supplies and 500,000 masks intended for
Read MoreDiscovered by Miley Cyrus, beloved by celebrities and teens alike, these are not your average phone cases. How influencer-approved Wildflower iPhone cases came to dominate Instagram – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen I logged onto Joe Biden’s first-ever virtual town hall, I was greeted with one Illinois senator adjusting the angle of her webcam and another showing off an adorable (but screaming) baby in an oddly intimate video call before the former vice president even appeared onscreen. What was at first an awkwardly silent video conference
Read MoreOver the past few weeks, more and more of us have started spending a bit more time at home. Maybe your office is asking everyone to work from home, or you’re self-quarantining because you’ve traveled recently or been exposed to someone that has the virus. Or maybe all your plans to attend sporting events, concerts,…
Read MoreThe tech giant, which will keep its stores in the China region open, becomes one of the first retailers to shut its doors in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Apple Closes Most of Its Stores for 2 Weeks Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDisney will drop Frozen 2 on Disney Plus three months early for “some fun and joy during this challenging period.” Here’s everything you need to know. Disney Plus to stream Frozen 2 early in a coronavirus-coping surprise – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThink about the career advantages of learning to code with training like The 2020 Comprehensive Programming Collection. Right now, it’s over 90 percent off its regular price, just $29.99 from TNW Deals. Code won’t bite. We promise. In fact, this batch of courses could actually make programming your friend. Source: The Next Web
Read MorePortable Bluetooth speakers continue to improve, with better sound and battery life. These are the best ones you can buy right now. The best Bluetooth wireless speaker of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 2020 tournament may be canceled, but our sweet 16 can help you relive some of the glory. No March Madness? Watch 16 of the best games in NCAA tournament history right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOn Apple’s new game subscription service, kid-friendly doesn’t have to mean boring. Stuck inside with the kids? Play these 10 Apple Arcade games – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt has been a while since we thought about computers and thought about Honeywell. Sure, they had a series of computers they bought from General Electric and Computer Control Company in the 1970s. Even before that they joined with Raytheon and produced vacuum tube computers that later morphed into transistor-based computers. But in recent years,
Read More{$inline_image} Song Jingli / KrASIA: An interview with Lu Zhihui, founder of MMC whose drones have been used during COVID-19 outbreak in China to disinfect public areas, control traffic, and more — If you Google for the keywords “talking drones,” a lot of news and videos will show up about how China started to deploy
Read MoreSong Jingli / KrASIA: An interview with Lu Zhihui, founder of MMC whose drones have been used during COVID-19 outbreak in China to disinfect public areas, control traffic, and more — If you Google for the keywords “talking drones,” a lot of news and videos will show up about how China started to deploy flying
Read MoreEvery rumor about Apple’s 2020 Apple Watch. Apple Watch 6 rumors: Sleep tracking, new health alerts and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFighting fake news has become a growing problem in the past few years, and one that begs for a solution involving artificial intelligence. Verifying the near-infinite amount of content being generated on news websites, video streaming services, blogs, social media, etc. is virtually impossible There has been a push to use machine learning in the moderation
Read MoreAmazon cracked down on coronavirus price gouging. Now, while the rest of the world searches, some sellers are holding stockpiles of sanitizer and masks. He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKurt.energy is promoting a new line of hybrid supercapacitors. By itself, that wouldn’t be very newsworthy, but the company claims these graphene-based supercapacitors merge the best features of both supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries. Based on technology from a company called Shenzhen Toomen New Energy, the capacitors are optimized for either high energy or high power.
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