Here’s a look at our most important stories for the week ending March 7. 2020 Honda CR-V, Goodyear concept tire and more: Roadshow's week in review – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreReady, aim, then fire up charcoal grills in a flash with the GrillBlazer GrillGun. GrillGun gas torch lights up your grill in seconds – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith Azure’s reach growing every day, savvy IT pros are expanding beyond AWS to get familiar with what Azure can do with coursework like The Microsoft Azure 203 Certification Training Course. The instruction is now $29.99, over 90 percent off, from TNW Deals. Microsoft Azure has AWS hearing footsteps. It’s time you listened too. Source:
Read MoreThere’s no better way of improving a project than logging data to make informed decisions on future improvements. When it came to [Brian]’s latest project, an electric bike, he wanted to get as much data as he could from the time he turned it on until the time he was finished riding. He turned to
Read MoreApple’s 2020 iPhone could be the one everyone’s been waiting for according to analysts. iPhone 12 'supercycle' could make 2020 a big year for Apple – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Pex, a royalty attribution startup that scans social networks for rightsholders’ content, buys Dubset, which IDs tracks on DJ sets so artists can get paid — Social networks are in for a rude copyright awakening. A new European Union law called Article 17 essentially eradicates safe harbor … Pex, a royalty
Read MoreEverything you need to know about which carriers will have the Galaxy S20 and Z Flip, and which plans will work for 5G. Galaxy S20 5G: Everything to know about 5G on Samsung's latest phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDid you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ‘Sprint‘ program here. Do you view yourself as Mr. Spock when it comes to decision-making? Do you believe that you make decisions based on facts? That you consider relevant facts and make the best decision based
Read MoreFrom the “things we like, but can’t explain why file” comes the BBC-Micro-bot twitter robot. BBC Basic was a staple in the UK and if you tweet a BBC Basic program to @bbcmicrobot you’ll get a reply with a 30 second video of your program being emulated in all its glory. As you can see
Read MoreSarah Emerson / OneZero : While tech companies push remote work for their employees, gig workers receive little support amid COVID-19 outbreak and face income loss for self-quarantine — Amazon, Uber, and Lyft have sent memos asking workers to follow protocols that might not be feasible While tech companies push remote work for their employees, gig
Read MoreNatasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Kleiner Perkins closes its 19th fund, KP19, at $700M to focus on early stage investments, reveals 30 out of 34 KP18 investments were either seed or Series A — After going “back to the future” with a $600 million fund last year, VC firm Kleiner Perkins is aiming for some “returns
Read More{$inline_image} If you’ve got a car built in the last 5 years or so, it’s quite likely it’s started by the push of a button when in the presence of a keyfob. Older vehicles make do with the twist of a key. Of course, starting a car by voice command would be cool, and that’s
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: AT&T is discussing Google’s dominance in the ad sector with DOJ officials as the government weighs whether to bring an antitrust action against Google — Cooperation comes two years after AT&T was at loggerheads with DOJ over Time Warner acquisition Sources: AT&T is discussing Google's dominance in the ad sector with
Read MoreMeet the season 12 drag queen waltzing from competitive gaming into reality TV. RuPaul's Drag Race queen Rock M. Sakura loves anime, gaming and screaming – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMikey Campbell / AppleInsider: Apple announces free repairs for iPad Air models made from Mar. 2019-Oct. 2019 affected by the “blank screen issue” that leaves the display permanently disabled — Apple on Friday launched a repair service program for third-generation iPad Air models suffering from a so-called … Apple announces free repairs for iPad Air
Read MoreThis 3.1.2-channel soundbar with 5-inch wireless subwoofer brings Atmos positional audio to your room even if it can’t accommodate rear speakers. Dial up the audio in your home theater with the 9 Vizio SB36312 soundbar and subwoofer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKang-Xing Jin / About Facebook: Facebook is temporarily banning ads and listings that sell medical face masks, and outlines changes to keep Instagram users “safe and informed” on COVID-19 Facebook is temporarily banning ads and listings that sell medical face masks, and outlines changes to keep Instagram users "safe and informed" on COVID-19 (Kang-Xing Jin/About
Read MoreWith what it takes to make synthetic diamonds – the crushing pressures, the searing temperatures – you’d think similar conditions would be needed for any synthetic gemstone. Apparently not, though, as [NightHawkInLight] reveals his trivially easy method for making synthetic rubies. Like their gemstone cousin the sapphire, rubies are just a variety of corundum, or
Read MoreDerek B. Johnson / Federal Computer Week: DOJ indicts former DHS watchdog and a subordinate for software and data theft; prosecutors say they planned to use stolen info to sell software back to DHS — The Department of Justice announced it has indicted Charles K. Edwards, a former acting inspector general for the Department of
Read MoreHere’s the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak, with the coronavirus spreading to Pennsylvania, Indiana, Minnesota, Kentucky and Hawaii on Friday. Coronavirus updates: Cases spread across US as global total tops 100,000 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Postmates adds Drop Options amid COVID-19 concerns, letting users meet Postmates at the door, at curbside, or have no-contact, with deliveries left at the door — The on-demand food delivery industry marches on — Food delivery platform Postmates is starting what the company is calling a … Postmates adds Drop
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has told its contract Flex drivers, which deliver the e-commerce company’s packages, to stay home if they get sick amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to a memo obtained by OneZero. However, unlike Amazon’s hourly workers, who will receive their regular pay even if they have to
Read MoreSean O’Neill / Skift: Trump admin demands that Beijing-based Shiji Group unwind its acquisition of StayNTouch, a cloud platform for hotels, because it threatens US national security — This is a highly unusual action. It’s unclear why the U.S. government would believe a company would compromise the sensitive personal data … Trump admin demands that
Read More{$inline_image}A professional streamer has been banned from Twitch and dropped from his esports organization after firing a gun into his desk during a Call of Duty stream. “Call of Duty” trick-shot icon and former FaZe Clan member Carl Reimer pulled the gun, a pistol, during a livestream from his home last night. “Bitch say I
Read MoreThe tech companies heading up the two most prominent app stores are working to keep apps related to the outbreak of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, to a minimum. Apple is reported not taking apps — even well-meant ones — that aren’t from an official health organization. Google, meanwhile, appears to be directing users to existing
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