Move over Hugh Jackman, Nanjiani has abs worthy of any Marvel superhero. The Eternals' Kumail Nanjiani becomes Wolverine for Men's Health magazine – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmy Thomson / Bloomberg: Sources outline how SoftBank-backed Improbable has struggled to attract developers to SpatialOS, a game simulation platform that has only one game running on it — Three games using Improbable Worlds technology were pulled last year. The company says such failures aren’t unusual and has started efforts to develop its own games.
Read MoreThe AI technology can spot trends in mountains of data like tweets, blog posts and podcasts. IBM Debater AI tech now is a service any customer can use – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCES Asia 2020 is among the latest major tech conferences to be axed after organizers pulled the plug on Mobile World Congress, SXSW and many more. CES Asia is now postponed over coronavirus fears – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe world’s biggest gaming convention will be shelved for 2020, multiple sources told Ars Technica. E3 reportedly cancelled amid coronavirus spread – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new factory will support Model Y production, too. Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory will be in central US, Musk says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier. ‘It’s Just Everywhere Already’: How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSuper-goth butterflies and their 3D secrets could help scientists create thinner Vantablack-like coatings. Ultra-black butterflies may inspire future 'blackest-black' materials – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Report: 83% of internet-connected medical imaging devices run on outdated operating systems, up 56% since 2018 due to the end of Windows 7 support in Jan. — Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 security division said medical equipment is outdated and vulnerable to hacker attacks and health care organizations … Report: 83%
Read MoreSome Star Trek actors also are on board, but William Shatner has a different idea. Spock's Vulcan salute as greeting reportedly spreads to Congress – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSlime mold may be one of Earth’s ‘simplest’ life forms, but they’re providing a new way to learn about the universe. Bizarre slime mold behavior used to map hidden web of dark matter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’ve seen some weird stuff in my day, but I have to admit — I was not expecting the 2020 US Presidential election to deliver me a platformer game. But someone has apparently made just such a thing, and, bizarre controls aside, it’s actually kind of fun. The game in question is called “Super Bernie
Read MoreAndrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: Early look at Amazon’s Graviton2 Arm chip, expected to be publicly available in a few months, suggests better performance per dollar on EC2 than Intel chips — It’s been a year and a half since Amazon released their first-generation Graviton Arm-based processor core, publicly available in AWS EC2 as the so-called
Read MoreCharlotte Tucker / EU-Startups: DeepCrawl, a website crawler and SEO management platform, says it raised a €16.7M Series B led by Five Elms Capital and Beringea — Today DeepCrawl, a leading technical SEO cloud-based platform, announced it has raised €16.7 million in a Series B funding round led by Five Elms Capital and Beringea. DeepCrawl,
Read MorePhoto by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Coachella The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been postponed until October due to coronavirus, festival organizer Goldenvoice announced Tuesday evening. The popular festival’s first weekend will now take place on October 9th, 10th, and 11th and the second weekend will take place on October 16th, 17th, and
Read MoreCNBC: Google temporarily bans all ads for medical face masks, following a similar move by Facebook on Friday — – Google said it will no longer allow any ads for medical face masks. — The company already had a policy prohibiting ad content that capitalizes off the coronavirus. Google temporarily bans all ads for medical
Read MoreThey’re looking for a magical tree with healing powers. Disney's Jungle Cruise trailer shows The Rock and Emily Blunt team up in the Amazon – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“We take the safety and health of our guests, staff and community very seriously,” say festival organizers, who add that refunds will be given. Coachella and Stagecoach festivals postponed until October due to coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’ll be based on Android TV, a report says. Google reportedly working on new Chromecast Ultra – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreComplaint alleges the facial recognition company’s scraping of images for its database violates state privacy laws. Clearview AI facial recognition app maker sued by Vermont – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExpect a new wave of eSIM watches this year, making these wearables more independent and flexible. Montblanc Summit 2 Plus: first Google WearOS watch with an eSIM – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe March 2020 Patch Tuesday is the largest Patch Tuesday release in Microsoft’s history. Microsoft March 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 115 vulnerabilities Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google sent a memo to all of its North America-based employees recommending they work from until at least April 10th due to coronavirus, the company confirmed to Business Insider. Google had previously told employees in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dublin, and Seattle to work from home in recent
Read More{$inline_image}The developers of Quibi now in the middle of a legal battle on the cusp of the app’s launch. Supposedly their signature “Turnstyle” technology is based on a patent from media company Eko — or at least that’s the basis of the latter’s infringement lawsuit. One of Quibi‘s claims to fame is that its shortform
Read MorePhoto by Mark Wilson/Getty Images US health insurance companies will waive copays for testing and cover the cost of treatment for the novel coronavirus, said Vice President Mike Pence during a press briefing today. Medicare and Medicaid will also cover costs without copays. The CEOs of major insurance companies, including Anthem, Cigna, Humana, and Aetna,
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