Photo by David Madison/Getty Images In-person classes at Stanford University will be canceled beginning March 9th, as a faculty member has tested positive for coronavirus, and two students have self-isolated after “possible exposure.” Neither student has tested positive for the virus yet, according to a statement from the university, but Stanford provost Persis Drell said
Read MorePhoto by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images Amtrak is canceling its Acela nonstop service between Washington D.C. and New York, because of reduced demand due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Washington Post reports. “We are closely monitoring the coronavirus and are taking action based on guidance from public health experts,” the company said
Read MoreRichard Priday / Tom’s Guide: Report: Apple plans a 64MP sensor for iPhone 12 and expanding night mode to front, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras; iOS 14 to be mainly a stability update — The iPhone 12 is rumored to get several big camera upgrades and more to beat its main rival — The iPhone 12’s
Read MoreThis week, Al Williams wrote up an article on what might be the last scientific calculator. Back in the day, the fanciest of scientific calculators had not just sin, cos, and tan, but were also programmable so that you could code in frequently used formulae. And the calculator that he reviews is certainly powerful: with
Read MoreEarlier this year, Jeffery Katzenberg, founder and CEO of Dreamworks announced Quibi, a new short-form video streaming service designed to be watched on your phone. When the service launches on April 6th it will be $5 a month with ads, and $8 a month ad-free. However, if you sign up right now you’ll be able to
Read MoreThe company abandons the no-notch display and adds a 120Hz refresh rate, superfast charging and 5G. Oppo Find X2 Pro hands-on: 120Hz screen and a superb 10X zoom camera – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIs it time to ditch 2018’s iPhone XS for the newer iPhone 11? Not exactly. iPhone 11 vs. iPhone XS: Should you upgrade now? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDid you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to bringing the biggest names in tech to showcase inspiring talks from those driving the future of technology this year? Tim Leberecht, who authored this piece, is one of the speakers. Check out the full ‘Impact‘ program here. On July 20, 1969, the first human landed on
Read MoreSave $100 on the HomePod, $50 on a great massage gun and hundreds on Apple and Dell laptops. Best Buy's weekend sale: Here are the best deals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOlga Kharif / Bloomberg: New York power plant sets up its own Bitcoin mining operation, with ~7K crypto miners, using “behind-the-meter” electricity to generate ~5.5 Bitcoins per day — – Atlas Holdings LLC-owned facility starts mining crypto — Dresden-based natural gas plant installed 7,000 crypto miners New York power plant sets up its own Bitcoin
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is temporarily banning ads and commerce listings for medical face masks amid growing concern over coronavirus-related exploitation, CNBC reports. “We’re monitoring COVID19 closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency,” Facebook director of product management
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge You’ve made it to the weekend. Whether you’re still working or you finally have some time to kick your feet up, you may want to know about some deals. These are the best offers we’ve seen all week. You can still take advantage of a great two-for-one deal
Read MoreCoronavirus had made air travel something that a lot of people are reconsidering right now. When getting on an airplane more and more people are also considering giving their personal space a little wipe down to try and catch any germs that might have been left behind by the last passenger to sit there. One
Read MoreImage: Sony Pictures Animation I spent last week watching through the new High Fidelity, Hulu’s adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel (and, more importantly, an update to the much-loved John Cusack film). The show was largely shot around where I live, so it was kind of just cool looking out for places I know. Shout
Read MoreNASA/Kim Shiflett Late last night, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket on the company’s 20th cargo mission to the International Space Station, sending more than 4,500 pounds of supplies and science experiments to the three crew members living in orbit. Following takeoff, SpaceX then landed its Falcon 9 on a drone ship in the
Read MoreThere was something exceptionally satisfying about those playground games of cops and robbers when we were young, but they were missing something in that a pretend gun made with your fingers lacks a certain Je ne sais quoi. Our youthful blood-lust demanded something a bit more real, and though the likes of NERF and other
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Read MoreIn the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film about a pandemic, Contagion, is seeing a spike in viewing. The problem is that Contagion isn’t streaming anywhere — especially in the United States — leading to an increase in rentals on iTunes and torrent downloads. The Verge partnered with TorrentFreak to examine the
Read MoreThis weekend the majority of the United States will “spring forward” an hour. At 2am on Sunday morning, clocks in almost every state will immediately skip to 3am. That means you potentially lose an hour of sleep, and that when you wake up it will likely be a bit brighter outside than it was when
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Read MorePhoto by Mauro Ujetto/NurPhoto via Getty Images This week, a person incarcerated in King County Jail in downtown Seattle was taken to the hospital after they were suspected of having the new coronavirus. The county says there are no cases currently in the jail, but the new virus remains a huge concern for correctional facilities,
Read MoreRobert C. Yeager / New York Times: A look at Bring a Trailer, an auction site for classic cars that says it has 100K registered bidders, with $230M in sales in 2019, up 41% YoY — Bring a Trailer has 100,000 registered bidders and listed 11,000 cars in a banner 2019, while the traditional auction
Read MoreThe female industry leaders we admire tell us how tech will create and enable the workforce of the future. International Women's Day: Tech's women leaders on how to thrive in the digital world – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGuzzi’s first crack at the lucrative adventure bike segment is predictably different but surprisingly excellent. 2020 Moto Guzzi V85TT first ride review: (The engine is) the wrong way 'round – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAs Westworld gets set to return for season 3, the actor who plays Bernard also shares his view on how technology is tearing our society apart. Westworld's Jeffrey Wright talks Bond, Batman and Tony the shy pooper – CNET Source: CNet
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