Commentary: We’re all looking for humanity in our voice assistants, even if we claim not to be. We should be careful what we wish for. Alexa and Google Assistant are developing personalities – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn December 2019, a new coronavirus appeared in Wuhan, China. It has since infected thousands across the globe, and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic, which refers to how far it’s spread. The new coronavirus causes a disease called COVID-19, with symptoms such as fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. It can be deadly,
Read MorePlus, save 50% on a digital air fryer and take $40 off a slick coffee maker. A full 12-piece Cuisinart cookware set for just — today only – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The United States has once again pushed back the date when its full ban on doing business with Huawei will take effect, the Department of Commerce announced this week. Instead of ending on April 1st, the temporary general license, which is what’s allowing companies to still do business
Read MoreAn artistic rendering of the Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of Mars | Image: ESA Europe and Russia have decided to push back the launch of their joint robotic rover to Mars until 2022, rather than launch this year as originally planned. More testing is needed on the vehicle’s parachutes ahead of the launch,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Robert Yang has just said the magic number. Twitch chat suddenly has an echo, and it sounds like “nice.” Yang, a developer and New York University Game Center professor, is teaching a course about the sociology of streaming and Twitch by streaming on Twitch, with mixed results. “69
Read MoreNintendo and Lego are teaming up to reveal Super Mario-themed sets that combine the traditional building blocks with digital technology, creating a new type of interactive playset somewhere between regular Lego and the iconic video games. While themed sets are extremely common at Lego — Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel, DC, Friends, Ghostbusters, Back to
Read MoreWhen Apollo 9 in March 1969 human spaceflight, it was the second crewed mission and the countdown to Apollo 11. Apollo 9 Takes the Lunar Module for a Test Drive Source: NASA
Read MoreMicrosoft’s cross-platform code editor, Visual Studio Code, gains a host of productivity and usability improvements. VS Code gets a big update: Plays nice with macOS Gatekeeper plus lots of new features Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreImage: Shadow Cloud gaming service Shadow, from the French startup Blade, is drastically lowering its price in a bid to compete with a new wave of platforms from Google and Nvidia. Now, Shadow’s service, which offers a full PC in the cloud with no restrictions on what you can download, will cost as low as
Read MoreNo travelers will be allowed to enter the US from most of Europe for 30 days, the president says. EU officials criticized Trump for taking action “unilaterally and without consultation.” Trump suspends travel from Europe to US amid coronavirus breakout, drawing EU criticism – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s big, expensive and heavy, but it’s also one of the most pleasant motorcycles on sale today. 2020 Honda Goldwing DCT first ride: 'Wing Commander – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t sleep on this fan-made, Valve-approved remake of the first Half-Life. The other new Half-Life game: Black Mesa reboots the original Half-Life – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow to get ready to play Valve’s long-awaited new Half-Life game. Want to play Half-Life: Alyx? Here's the VR gear that works – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe University of California, Irvine has opened a public wiki where colleges and universities can find information about how to run an esports program based on UCI’s own experiences. UC Irvine Shares Esports Help with New Wiki Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreLast month, when US President Donald Trump was taking photos at the Taj Mahal in India, the country’s capital was going through a turbulent time with communal riots. As the police grappled to control the situation, 53 people died and many more were injured. Yesterday, India‘s Home Minister, Amit Shah, said during the investigation following
Read MoreAs more films skip theaters and head straight to streaming, we asked our critics to talk openly about what many whisper about: that many of these films are just good enough. This Movie Is Streaming Only. Should We Lower Our Expectations? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCraig Silverman / BuzzFeed News: Investigation identifies owner of 60+ browser extensions which engaged in a long-running ad fraud scheme and were removed as part of a Google crackdown in Feb — It was a weed that Google kept trying and failing to kill. — The browser extension MyPDF kept appearing and being removed from
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verg Apple is planning to reintroduce scissor-switch keyboards to more laptops soon, according to generally accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. New MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models are coming in the second quarter of 2020, Kuo says in a research note obtained by MacRumors. The move would follow a pattern
Read MoreThe company’s Crew Dragon is looking to carry humans to orbit from Florida again before Mother’s Day. SpaceX could launch its first astronauts in under two months – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge All Twitter employees must work from home until further notice in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the company announced today. Twitter had already “strongly encouraged” employees to do so in an announcement early last week, but is now making the directive mandatory across the world.
Read More{$inline_image} Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Twitter is making it mandatory for all employees around the world to work from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees around the world due to COVID-19 concerns. Twitter
Read MoreThe TV show was set to broadcast from Detroit, but will instead reportedly be filmed in WWE’s Performance Center. WWE reportedly cancels Friday's SmackDown show due to coronavirus spread – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: NorthOne, a New York-based digital bank that provides a banking app for small businesses, announces a $21M Series A raise led by Battery Ventures — NorthOne, a digital challenger bank focused on small businesses, announced this morning a $21 million Series A raise. — Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily
Read MoreMark Sullivan / Fast Company: Source: at least one of this year’s iPhones will have a 3D depth camera on its back, enabling new photo and video effects, as well as better AR experiences — Our source confirms Apple’s plans to put a 3D depth camera on the back of the iPhone. Here’s what it’ll
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